IP address 196.8.213.252

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Windhoek, Khomas, NA
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS33763 — Paratus Telecommunications Limited
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Windhoek
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
196.8.213.0/24
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
Cassius.Kgosiemang@standardbank.co.za

Associated location

Windhoek

Khomas, Namibia (NA)

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City
Windhoek
District / county
Windhoek
State / province
Khomas
Country
Namibia
Postal code
—
Coordinates
-22.57159, 17.09074

Namibia

-22.57159, 17.09074

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Threat score

0/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known AttackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Corporate GatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as an attacker, spam source, Tor exit, VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

Cassius Kgosiemang

Cassius.Kgosiemang@standardbank.co.za

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Name
Cassius Kgosiemang
Organization
—
Network
196.8.213.0/24
Country
ZA
Kind
individual
Address
Standard Bank Centre, 4th Floor, 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Emails
Cassius.Kgosiemang@standardbank.co.za
Phone numbers
+27 11 636 5735

Autonomous system

AS33763

Paratus Telecommunications Limited

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ASN
AS33763
Country
MU
Domain
paratus.africa
Regional registry
RIPE-NONAUTH
Organization
Paratus Telecommunications Limited
Type
Internet service provider (ISP)
Allocated on
2009-09-08

Organization

Paratus Telecommunications Limited

AS33763 paratus.africa ISP MU

Associated company

The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited

BUSINESS · standardbank.co.za

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Name
The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited
Type
Business
Domain
standardbank.co.za

Network route

196.8.213.0/24

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Hostname
196.8.213.252
Route
196.8.213.0/24
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Windhoek

2026-10-21 06:43

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Offset from UTC
1.0
Standard time zone
Western African Time
Standard abbreviation
WAT
Daylight saving time
No
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
No
Windhoek

Africa/Windhoek

UTC1.0

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
{
  "ip" : "196.8.213.252",
  "hostname" : "196.8.213.252",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Windhoek",
    "city" : "Windhoek",
    "locality" : "Windhoek",
    "zipcode" : "",
    "latitude" : "-22.57159",
    "longitude" : "17.09074",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "NA",
    "country_code3" : "NAM",
    "country_name" : "Namibia",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of Namibia",
    "country_capital" : "Windhoek",
    "state_prov" : "Khomas",
    "state_code" : "NA-KH",
    "accuracy_radius" : "16.36",
    "confidence" : "medium",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/na_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "11821101",
    "country_emoji" : "🇳🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".na",
    "languages" : [ "en-NA", "af", "de", "hz", "naq" ],
    "calling_code" : "+264"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "196.8.213.0/24",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "NAD",
    "name" : "Namibia Dollar",
    "symbol" : "N$"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Paratus Telecommunications Limited",
    "country" : "MU",
    "type" : "ISP",
    "domain" : "paratus.africa",
    "rir" : "RIPE-NONAUTH",
    "as_number" : "AS33763",
    "date_allocated" : "2009-09-08"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited",
    "type" : "BUSINESS",
    "domain" : "standardbank.co.za"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "196.8.213.0/24",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "name" : "Cassius Kgosiemang",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Standard Bank Centre, 4th Floor, 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa",
    "emails" : [ "Cassius.Kgosiemang@standardbank.co.za" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+27116365735" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Windhoek",
    "offset" : 1.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-21 06:43:28.503+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.792557808503E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Western African Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Western African Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 196.8.213.252.

Who operates 196.8.213.252?

Paratus Telecommunications Limited operates AS33763, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited; the reported network is 196.8.213.0/24.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when Paratus Telecommunications Limited reassigns the block, so treat Windhoek as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Cassius Kgosiemang. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Response 
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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 196.8.213.252 to Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS33763 and company The Standard Bank of South Africa Proprietary Limited. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 196.8.213.252 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 196.8.213.252 is Africa/Windhoek. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 196.8.213.252.
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