HARARE, Zimbabwe – 22 June 2018 – Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has confirmed the launch of its business in Zimbabwe as it looks to expand its business beyond South Africa and extend its existing 10 000km fibre network. Vino Govender, Acting Chief Strategy Officer at DFA...
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DFA confirms that Reshaad Sha resigns from DFA / SqwidNet
CENTURION, South Africa – 10 April 2018 – DFA regrets to inform that their Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of SqwidNet, Reshaad Sha has officially resigned from his position. He joined DFA in 2013 and has an exemplary service record with the company...
DFA opens office in Zimbabwe
CENTURION, South Africa – 4 March 2018 – DFA today opened its office in Harare, Zimbabwe, marking its first network expansion into African markets outside of South Africa. The DFA Zimbabwe operations are headed up by Simon Chimutsotso, a seasoned executive with...
SA Internet penetration to reach 40% in 2017
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 19 July 2017 – The South African Internet user population passed the 20-million mark for the first time last year, reaching 21 million, and is expected to grow to at least 22.5 million in 2017. This is the main finding of the Internet...
DFA successfully raises R1.25 billion of funding
CENTURION, South Africa – 30 May 2017 – DFA, South Africa’s leading provider of open-access fibre infrastructure, announces that it has successfully secured additional term-debt funding of R1.25 billion. This follows the extension and increase to R1.1 billion of...
DFA to expand open-access fibre network in George
CENTURION, South Africa – 20 February 2017 – Residents and businesses of George will soon be benefitting from high-speed connectivity as national telecommunications provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) plans to deploy its world-class optical fibre network in the...
South Africa’s DFA automates and virtualizes service offerings using Ciena Blue Planet
HANOVER, Md, USA; CENTURION, South Africa – November 30, 2016 – Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), South Africa’s leading provider of open-access fibre infrastructure, is deploying [Ciena]’s® (NYSE: CIEN) [Blue Planet] orchestration software to automate the...
Sigfox expanding its Global IoT network into South Africa in partnership with DFA
LABÈGE, France; JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 14 November 2016 – Today, Sigfox, the world’s leading provider of a global communication solution powering the Internet of Things (IoT), and its partner DFA announced the roll-out of the Sigfox network in South Africa...
DFA appoints new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
CENTURION, Gauteng – 7 November 2016 – DFA has appointed a new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Praveen Govender. Govender will lead the formulation and execution of DFA’s sales strategy, as well as the company’s client-engagement strategy. “Praveen Govender’s...
DFA welcomes new C-suite members
CENTURION, Gauteng – 1 July 2016 – Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has appointed Cilliers Steyn as their new Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 July 2016. Steyn moves to DFA from his position as CEO of Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), of which DFA is a...