South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, toured investments by leading South African companies at Tatu City on Tuesday. His stops included Crawford International school, a 20-acre, multi-billion-shilling investment by ADvTECH, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed education group; Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd (KWAL), which is majority-owned by South African beverage conglomerate Distell; and Cold Solutions, an investment by ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, which is backed by South African businessman Patrice Motsepe.
“I am delighted to witness these transformational investments South African businesses are making in Kenya,” High Commissioner Mahlangu said at a ceremony to mark the naming of Crawford Road, which leads to Crawford International School in Tatu City. “The South African and Kenyan governments are committed to strong bilateral trade and investment, and our private sector businesses are natural partners to grow capital flows and knowledge exc
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JOHANNESBURG,
(CAJ News) – ALTRON, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company, has acquired digital signatures services firm, Lawtrust, in a deal worth R245 million (US$17 million).
The acquisition from Etion is subject to Competition Commission approval
In 2019, Altron acquired Ubusha Technologies, a leader in identity management, which formed the foundation of Altron Security.
“It has proven to be a great acquisition as customers accelerated their digital transformation due to COVID-19. The acquisition of Lawtrust positions Altron Security as a One Stop Shop for all that is digital and information security,” said Altron Group Chief Executive, Mteto Nyati.
Lawtrust is a digital trust services and cyber information security solutions company which provides solutions used to verify the authenticity of digital identities and counterparty systems in transactions, data encryption, digital signatures as well as biometrics.
Pharmaceuticals giant MSD appoints new South Africa MD
Published by: Sandy Bhadare at 29/01/2021 Global pharmaceuticals giant Merck & Co (MSD) has appointed a new managing director of South African.
Global pharmaceuticals giant Merck & Co (MSD) has appointed a new managing director of South African operations, succeeding Priya Agrawal.
Zwelethu Bashman, who initially joined
Merck & Co (MSD) South Africa in 2019 as a director for HIV and vaccines, has been elected to managing director of South Africa operations, succeeding
Priya Agrawal, who has steered the company through the Covid-19 pandemic throughout the last year.
In a statement, Bashman said: “My predecessor, Priya, has overseen a period of unprecedented change in South Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa, and I look forward to building on her foundational work.”