Aug 16, 2017
Avaya has announced the appointment of Fadi Hani as vice-president for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Hani will play a pivotal role in promoting Avaya’s customer-centric, outcome-based approach in this strategic region, working closely with key customers to help...
Aug 16, 2017
Cape Town auto industry startup getWorth has announced an international investment that has increased its total committed funding to R18,5-million. GetWorth co-founder Jamie Surkont is excited by the international investment but says the details are confidential. “The...
Aug 16, 2017
BT has announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice-president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). In her new role, she will be in charge of all aspects of BT’s cybersecurity business in the region. Juni is based in Hong Kong and will report to Mark...
Aug 14, 2017
Cape Town-based Silvertree Internet Holdings has reached the milestone of over $15-million (approximately R200-million) channeled into African consumer-focused technology companies since inception in 2014. The portfolio has achieved an average >200% annual revenue...
Aug 11, 2017
Vodacom Tanzania as received approval from the Capital Markets & Securities Authority (CMSA) in Tanzania to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO). The company will list 560 000 100 new shares, equating to 25% of the post-offering issued share capital) at a...
Aug 8, 2017
Payment services provider, PayU South Africa, has experienced robust growth over the past 12 months. Since June last year, the company has quadrupled the number of transactions processed and has seen a 26% increase in total transaction volumes across their merchants....
