Browsing: Benjamin Mophatlane

The late Benjamin Mophatlane’s twin brother, Isaac Mophatlane, has been appointed as CEO of JSE-listed technology services company Business Connexion. Benjamin Mophatlane passed away a month ago at the age of 41 following a heart attack. He had complained of chest pains during a meeting in Johannesburg and

In episode 101 of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the untimely passing of Business Connexion CEO Benjamin Mophatlane. Duncan and Regardt also chat about Telkom’s fibre-to-the-home plans and Wi-Fi in South Africa’s

Business Connexion (BCX) will hold a memorial service for its late CEO, Benjamin Mophatlane, in Pretoria on Thursday and the company has invited anyone who would like to pay their last respects to attend the service. Mophatlane passed away last week, 11 June, in Johannesburg after suffering a heart

Fixed lines were again the weakest link in Telkom’s annual financial results. For the year ended 31 March 2014, fixed-line data revenue went into reverse for the first time, recording a decline of 1,1%, while fixed voice and interconnection revenue fell by 7,4%. The company still managed an increase

Telkom and Business Connexion have agreed to suspend talks following the death on Wednesday of BCX CEO Benjamin Mophatlane. The two had been in negotiations following the telecommunications operator’s decision to table a R2,7bn offer to buy the IT services company. Mophatlane died on

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has paid tribute to the late CEO of Business Connexion (BCX), Benjamin Mophatlane, saying his death is a “great loss, not only for BCX, but for business in South Africa, the Africa region and the world”. “His zest for life and energising presence will be deeply missed,” Maseko said

Business Connexion CEO Benjamin Mophatlane, 41, has died. “The Business Connexion Group board and exco announces with profound regret and sadness, the passing of our chief executive officer, Benjamin Mophatlane,” the company said in an internal e-mail. “Benjamin was in a meeting with

The board of Business Connexion (BCX) has named Vanessa Olver as acting CEO following the death on Wednesday of Benjamin Mophatlane. Mophatlane, who was just 41, died of a heart attack while in a meeting in Rosebank in Johannesburg. Olver, a chartered accountant, joined BCX in August 2009

Seven years after it was forced by the competition authorities to abandon a deal to acquire listed IT services group Business Connexion, Telkom is back for another go. The telecommunications operator has offered BCX shareholders R6,60/share, a 20% premium over the share price at close of trade on 14 April when the company issued

JSE-listed technology services group Business Connexion (BCX) has acquired two IT companies elsewhere on the African continent, Panabiz Nigeria and Ultimate Solutions Botswana. BCX has acquired a 100% stake in both