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...
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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...
DFA acquires stake in SADV wholesale open access FTTH business
CENTURION, Gauteng – 12 April 2016 – DFA, South Africa’s leading provider of open-access fibre infrastructure, today announces that it has acquired a significant minority stake in SA Digital Villages (SADV), which has a proven track record in the FTTH market...
Resignation of CEO, Gustav Smit
CENTURION, Gauteng – 9 March 2016 – Gustav Smit, the Chief Executive Officer of DFA, announced his resignation. Gustav cofounded DFA some 9 years ago and has grown the company to the extent that today it employs over 400 people and has built out an open access fibre...
DFA on a drive to employ 20% more staff
CENTURION, Gauteng – 15 June 2015 – In order to meet the growing demand for fibre connectivity in South Africa, DFA is embarking on an aggressive employment drive to grow its own staff compliment by more than 20% over the next 3 months, coupled by increasing its...