Webafrica
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | August 1997 |
| Founder | Matthew Tagg |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
Area served | South Africa |
| Key people | Sean Nourse (CEO) |
| Services | Fibre internet Fixed LTE internet Hardware sales |
| Website | webafrica |
Webafrica is a South African-based internet service provider (ISP) that provides fibre and fixed LTE services to individual and corporate clients. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Cape Town.
History
Webafrica was founded by Matthew Tagg in August 1997, in Cape Town, South Africa.
In 2017 Webafrica also opened a Johannesburg office[1] but the company was the first ISP in the country to move fully remote in May 2022.[2][3] The Cape Town offices closed in 2022 and the Johannesburg office followed in February 2023.[2][3]
In 2011, the company's founder, Matthew Tagg, left for Silicon Valley. The operations of Webafrica were handed over to Tim Wyatt-Gunning, who was known for founding and leading Storm Telecoms.
In June 2020, Wyatt-Gunning stepped down as CEO and was replaced by the former CEO of Cape Town-based ISP MWEB, Sean Nourse.[4] Wyatt-Gunning still serves as one of the board members of Webafrica.[2]
In 2022, Webafrica was the first ISP in South Africa to move to a fully-remote work setup.[2]
In October 2023, Webafrica acquired one of the largest South African ISPs, MWEB, from (Dimension Data).[5] Mweb was also founded in 1997,[5] making the sale significant, as it resulted in the merging of SA's two oldest ISPs.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Webafrica's new Johannesburg office in photos". MyBroadband. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Webafrica (24 January 2024). "Us in a Nutshell". Webafrica. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Webafrica is closing its offices and going fully virtual". TechCentral. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Webafrica appoints new CEO: Sean Nourse". MyBroadband. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- 1 2 McLeod, Duncan (26 September 2023). "Webafrica to buy Mweb from Dimension Data". TechCentral. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "MWEB-DiData merger deal gets approval". BusinessTech. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Internet Solutions agrees to buy MWeb Connect". ITWeb. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
