CENTURION, Gauteng – 14 February 2022 – DFA today announced the appointment of Dr Heydon Hall as its Chief information Officer. The key focus of his role at DFA is to develop and oversee the implementation of a robust and integrated information-technology strategy, as...
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Increased black ownership a key element of DFA Level 1 B-BBEE achievement
CENTURION, Gauteng – 1 December 2021 – DFA announced that its shareholders had made notable progress in increasing its black ownership, helping it to achieve a Level 1 B-BBEE rating following its latest audit. Bolstered by 45% ownership by historically disadvantaged...
Driving equality in the ICT sector
The dire shortage of specific industry skills and the growing demand for these talents mean that the industry has the opportunity to meet the capacity gap by encouraging more women to join the ICT sector. This is the view of Portia Thokoane, Chief Human Capital...
Deploying the digital future
The Rapid Deployment Policy on offer from the government has the potential to transform South Africa and the industry The Rapid Deployment Policy has a very clear purpose and intent. Its goal is to facilitate the rapid deployment of facilities and networks that will...
Leadership change at DFA
CENTURION, Gauteng – 14 June 2021 – ICT-focused investment-holding company Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) today announced that Thinus Mulder will formally step down as CEO of its subsidiary DFA on 30 September 2021. CIVH group CEO and DFA chairman,...
DFA partners with USTDA for feasibility study on rural digital-infrastructure roll-out
CENTURION, Gauteng – 10 June 2021 – DFA today announced the launch of a feasibility study in collaboration with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) that will look at the challenges of rolling out fibre in the rural areas of South Africa. The...
DFA managed service achieves global certification
Centurion, Gauteng – 18 February 2021 – DFA has achieved MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification for its Magellan Access EPL service which is an E-Access Ethernet Private Line managed-service offering. This follows a rigorous process of testing and ratifying that the...
The shared benefits of connectivity mean a shared effort of providing it
As the need for connectivity becomes increasingly fundamental to our way of life, the need to deliver quality and cost-efficient connectivity and services by private communication services providers is of paramount importance. However, the cost of delivering quality...
DFA achieves Top Employer status
Centurion, Gauteng – 25 January 2021 – DFA today announced that it has been awarded Top Employer status in South Africa for 2021 by the Top Employers Institute. DFA joins 1,691 companies in 120 countries globally, including only 97 local companies, who are recognized...