About Us
The story of HostAfrica
The story of HostAfrica
HOSTAFRICA is named after our vision to support businesses and individuals across Africa.
Too often, big multinational corporations undercut local businesses with low prices but provide even lower customer service. We at HOSTAFRICA are fiercely committed to providing outstanding service to our customers. We uphold this standard of excellence because hospitals, medical companies, ecommerce businesses, financial institutions, and other essential businesses depend on us to operate uninterrupted at all times. This is a responsibility we take to heart.
Your Partner in Hosting.
Our purpose
Our purpose
All data, meaning every website, blog, forum, gaming platform, ecommerce business, company Cloud IT infrastructure on the internet needs to be hosted on giant computers called Servers, which are housed in secure Data Centres around the globe. Companies like us host and maintain all this complex computer infrastructure, so people without technical expertise don’t have to worry about how their websites and businesses operate online, they just do; and it’s our job to make sure this happens as effortlessly as possible.
With most of the planet now operating online, it’s absolutely essential to establish an online presence. It is the best way to market yourself or your business. Africa had been missing out on this industry for some time, and it’s our vision to help Africans get in on the action. Whether you have a business, blog or app that you need to get out to the world, you need a trustworthy company to host it online. That’s us.
We were one of the first companies to bring Cloud services to the Rainbow Nation.
We were one of the first companies to bring Cloud services to the Rainbow Nation.
Inspired by Cape Town’s beauty in South Africa HOSTAFRICA’s Founder, Michael Osterloh, brought his expertise from Germany to help Africans get online. Previously, Michael Osterloh was Managing Director of “Deutsche Börse Cloud Exchange AG”—one of the largest providers of virtual servers in Germany. Marcel Chorengel not only founded it, but also developed the first fully automated web hosting software—Confixx.
Now HOSTAFRICA is an established Hosting business leading in Cloud Server solutions in South Africa. We have grown exceptionally since inception.
How we have grown over the years.
21 August 2008
Cloud to Machine founded
1 December 2016
Acquired VPS Networks (brands: CLOUD & VPS)
9 March 2017
Renamed to Host Africa (Pty) Ltd and launched the HOSTAFRICA brand
1 September 2019
Acquired Greycell CC (brand: AmpleHosting)
31 August 2021
Acquired DomainKing, a leading Nigerian hosting company
1 December 2020
Acquired the web hosting division of Clickworks Internet Ltd
5 April 2020
Acquired the web hosting division of Divine Online Solutions
1 March 2020
Acquired Gweb Hosting and Hob Host
2021
Launched Cloud Backup and HOSTAFRICA Nigeria
2021
Launched Cloud Backup and HOSTAFRICA Nigeria
April 2022
Launched HOSTAFRICA Kenya
1 August 2022
Acquired web hosting clients of Red Cactus
1 December 2022
Acquired Kenyan hosting company EAC Directory
“We believe the only way business should be done is to truly care for our customers and their needs.”
We offer all things hosting
Our most recent acquisition
Host Africa (Pty) Ltd trading as HOSTAFRICA has acquired EAC directory, effective 1 December 2022. In the first of its kind move for the South African hosting company, HOSTAFRICA has fully acquired the Kenyan hosting company EAC directory.
We host all our clients’ sites with HostAfrica Ghana. Great uptime and a team that truly gets the local tech space.
— Isaac Tetteh
I used to struggle with support from overseas providers. Now I just call a local number and get help in minutes.
— Yaw Kwaku Sarpong
As a fashion entrepreneur in Kumasi, having fast, local hosting has made my online store so much more reliable.
— Maame Serwaa Opoku
We host all our clients’ sites with HostAfrica Ghana. Great uptime and a team that truly gets the local tech space.
— Isaac Tetteh
I used to struggle with support from overseas providers. Now I just call a local number and get help in minutes.
— Yaw Kwaku Sarpong
As a fashion entrepreneur in Kumasi, having fast, local hosting has made my online store so much more reliable.
— Maame Serwaa Opoku
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