Amazon has announced plans to set up its African headquarters in South Africa.
This was confirmed by authorities in Cape Town, stating that the City of Cape Town has greenlit the R4 billion River Club mixed-use development, which will be the new office of the US retail giant in Africa.
Amazon’s announcement is coming about a week after Twitter revealed its first African office and headquarters will be established in Ghana.
It said; “The development design intends to create a 150,000 square meter mixed-use space, divided into commercial and housing uses across two precincts. The developer intends 31,900 square meters to be used for residential purposes.
“The development will include both market-driven and affordable housing opportunities – the latter of which will be physically integrated with the other residential units in the apartment complexes.
“It is envisaged that 5,239 jobs will be created in the construction phase alone. The project will also create up to 19,000 indirect and induced jobs.”
However, in reaction, the Democratic Alliance has welcomed the decision Amazon has made to set up its South African headquarters in Cape Town.
It says the Amazon South Africa HQ has the potential to create up to 19 000 jobs.
