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    Communications minister Roy Padayachie hosted technology industry leaders at a roundtable on Friday to discuss ways of growing the sector and creating jobs.

    High-profile attendees included Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys, MTN Group CEO-designate Sifiso Dabengwa, Dimension Data SA chairman Andile Ngcaba, Sahara Computers founder Atul Gupta and Altech CEO Craig Venter.

    For the record and in the public interest, these are the names of those who were invited to attend, in alphabetic order. The list includes the names of representatives of the department of communications.  — Staff reporter, TechCentral

    • Coenrad Alberts
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