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Raymond Ndlovu to lead Vumatel, DFA parent CIVH
Remgro-controlled telecommunications group Community Investment Ventures Holdings, the parent of Dark Fibre Africa and Vumatel, has appointed Raymond Ndlovu as CEO.
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Duncan McLeod
How Remgro is quietly building a telecoms giant
Remgro-controlled CIVH is quietly becoming a serious player in South Africa’s telecoms landscape – one that has the potential, if it executes well on its plans, to become a major contender in a rapidly shifting sector.
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Why Andries Delport is joining Remgro’s CIVH
Outgoing Vodacom Group chief technology officer Andries Delport will join CIVH as CTO where he will drive the strategy around the Remgro-controlled group’s big expansion plans in the telecommunications sector.
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Remgro is said to mull sale of Vumatel, DFA stakes
Johann Rupert, the billionaire who controls luxury goods giant Richemont, is considering selling stakes in two South African fibre networks valued at as much as R22-billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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CIVH’s Vumatel acquisition approved, with conditions
The Competition Tribunal has approved the acquisition by Remgro’s Community Investment Ventures Holdings of Vumatel, but has attached long-term conditions to the sale.
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Dark Fibre Africa sees 5G as big growth opportunity
Dark Fibre Africa sees fifth-generation wireless broadband networks as a big growth opportunity as the infrastructure needed to power these networks will require extensive backhaul to a much denser network of base
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Interview: Pieter Uys on the big Vumatel deal
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on a call by Pieter Uys, nonexecutive chairman of Community Investment Ventures Holdings, which has just
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Vodacom said to be eyeing Vumatel stake
Speculation is growing that Vodacom is poised to buy 49% of fibre-to-the-home provider Vumatel. Industry talk is that Dark Fibre Africa, in a deal possibly facilitated through its largest shareholder, Remgro
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Remgro in talks to buy Vumatel
Remgro is in advanced talks to buy fibre provider Vumatel as South Africa’s richest man seeks to consolidate the country’s expanding broadband infrastructure industry, according to people familiar with the matter. A deal by
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DFA ‘in talks’ to buy Vumatel
Dark Fibre Africa, the fibre telecommunications company in which JSE-listed Remgro holds a 50.9% stake, is in talks to buy fibre-to-the-home broadband infrastructure provider Vumatel, according to
