New MD for made-in-SA Mara Phones

Mara Phones, South Africa’s manufacturer of smartphones, has appointed Sylvester Taku CA (SA) to the position of MD with immediate effect. Taku has been doing business in Africa for over 20 years and has made accelerating growth through smart, well-considered moves...

Citrix to acquire Wrike

Citrix Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wrike, a rapidly growing, recognized leader in the SaaS collaborative work management space, for $2,25-billion in cash. The combination will bring together Citrix’s powerful digital work platform, which...

New chief digital officer for Seacom

Seacom has announced that its current chief technical officer (CTO), Claes Segelberg, has resigned. Segelberg has been with the ICT company almost since its inception in 2009 and has contributed nine years of service to Seacom. Prenesh Padayachee, former CTO at...

Nutanix appoints Rob Tribe as new VP

Nutanix has announced the appointment of Rob Tribe as vice-president: systems engineering, for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. Promoted from his previous position as Senior Director, Systems Engineering, Rob Tribe has been appointed at...

Security startup SEON raises R55m, invests in SA

German security startup SEON has raised R55-million (€3-million) in funding from private investors and through a German government-funded venture capital fund. According to Finn Plotz, co-founder and MD of SEON, the funds will be utilised for advanced software...