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Dimension Data appoints new Group CEO
Dimension Data has revealed the appointment of Jason Goodall as Group Chief Executive Officer, as Brett Dawson, current CEO, steps down after 12 years. Goodall steps into the role from his current position as Group COO, where he has been…
Jobs: Technology writer internship
IT News Africa (www.itnewsafrica.com), Africa’s technology news leader is seeking an intern to join the editorial team in Johannesburg. The successful candidate is someone who lives and breathes social media, loves our continent and who loves exploring and writing about technology.?? Requirements:…
Westcon-Comstor appoints new BDM for Services Solutions
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa has revealed that it has appointed Pieter Terblanche in the capacity of Services Business Development Manager (BDM), reporting to Services Solutions Director, Heinz Stephan. Terblanche has in excess of 15 years’ sales, marketing, management and advertising experience…
World Economic Forum Hails Africa’s Top Female Innovators
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected 5 tech-focused women from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Africa as Africa’s Top Female Innovators. These innovators (listed below) were lauded for their innovations in the areas of IT training, solar-power, mobile health…
MTN Group appoints new group executive
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Babak Fouladi as Group Executive: Technology and Information Systems. In this role, Fouladi will lead the delivery of MTN’s network and information technology strategy across the Group. On joining MTN, he will temporarily…
Gregg Petersen reveals Veeam’s new Regional Manager for Africa
Gregg Petersen, Regional Director for Middle East and SAARC from Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, has revealed the appointment of Claude Schuck as the new regional manager for Africa. With a 60 percent increase in…
South Africa: T-Systems sponsors World Champion Wayde van Niekerk
T- Systems South Africa has revealed that it is sponsoring 400m World Champion, Wayde van Niekerk. Wayde van Niekerk, a South African track and field sprinter, is renowned for his local and international achievements in the 100m, 200m, and 400m…
Ethiopia: GE CEO Yohannes Tilahun set to resign
According to a statement issued by Jay Ireland (CEO of General Electric Africa), Yohannes Tilahun (CEO of GE Ethiopia) has revealed that he will be resigning from his position, during the course of May 2016, in order to “pursue other…
Ericsson appoints new President for Sub-Saharan Africa
Ericsson has revealed the appointment of Jean-Claude Geha as Head of the sub-Saharan Africa Region effective from July 1, 2016. Jean-Claude replaces Fredrik Jejdling who will take up a new role in the new organisation. Digitalization is impacting all industries,…
Etisalat Nigeria appoints new Directors
Etisalat Nigeria revealed the appointment of Adeolu Dairo as Director of the Consumer Segment; Elvis Ogiemwanye as Director of Brand & Experience; and Eric Uwaoma as the Director of Enterprise Segment. According to the company the appointments followed a rigorous…
10 African Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2016
As we move into the second quarter of 2016, IT News Africa takes a closer look at the profiles of 10 African Leaders to follow on Twitter in 2016. The African leaders below have a significant social media following, with…
SAP South Africa appoints new Managing Director
SAP Africa has revealed the appointment of Lawrence Kandaswami as Managing Director of its South African business. Kandaswami brings to the role almost two decades of management experience, having held senior positions in various blue chip South African organisations including…
Ruckus Wireless Sub-Saharan Africa appoints new sales director
Riaan Graham has officially been appointed as the new Sales Director at Ruckus Wireless ub-Saharan Africa. The appointment will see Riaan supporting the existing team to continue driving strong market penetration for Wi-Fi and the broader wireless industry. Having worked…
Ghana: Glo names new head of business
Glo Ghana has revealed the appointment of Augustine Mamoru as head of business. Mamoru will be replacing Hakeem Kazeem, who has been recalled to headquarters in Nigeria. At the time of his appointment Mamoru was formerly Head of Commercial at…
Dark Fibre Africa CEO to step down
Gustav Smit, founder and CEO of Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), has revealed that he will be retiring from his position. The company revealed that Smit will officially leave the DFA at the end of June, 2016. According to the company, the…
MTN appoints a new Chief Information Officer
MTN has appointed Benjamin Marais as its new Chief Information Officer, effective 01 March 2016. Marais joins MTN from Discovery Health where he served in a similar role. Marais has a wealth of experience in the banking, health and digital…
