STAFF REPORTER
FORMER Post Office CEO and MTN executive director Maanda Manyatshe has died.
Manyatshe was also a senior executive at MTN. Manyatshe reportedly passed away in Cape Town after collapsing, according to the SABC.
Between the years 1999 and 2004, he was the CEO of the South African Post Office.
Manyatshe served as the Managing Director of the MTN South Africa branch.
He also served for a brief period of time as chairman and CEO of the infamous Vele Investments, which was linked to the theft of approximately R2 billion from the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank.
Manyatshe allegedly received R11,279,242, according to report released by Advocate Terry Motau, which implicated 53 people and companies in fraud and corruption worth nearly R2 billion. He, however, rubbished the allegations, and slammed the report as an attempt to see VBS fail.
Hamilton Ratshefola, Gijima CEO
Gijima’s group chief executive, Hamilton Ratshefola, has passed away on Sunday.
He was 56.
According to the company, Ratshefola passed away, following a short illness, surrounded by those who loved him dearly.
“Gijima, its shareholders, board, executive, staff and the information communications and technology industry have undoubtedly lost a par-excellence leader, a friend, a mentor and an innovator, passionate about all things in ICT, and the turnaround and sustainability of Gijima,” said Gijima executive chairman, Robert Gumede.
Ratshefola won the IT Personality of the Year Award in 2007.
The firm said Ratshefola recently joined Gijima in May 2022 and in his short but meaningful time, Gijima has seen tremendous transformative gains, increased staff morale, improved partner, customer and vendor relations and with a clear-cut strategy of maintaining the vision of Gijima as a leading and largest 100% black-owned and led ICT company in Africa.
Prior to joining Gijima, Ratshefola worked for IBM as the general manager for Sub-Saharan African.
He was the founder of Auxilium Capital as well as the founder of the Cornastone group of companies.
A consummate teacher and leader, Gijima says Ratshefola strove to ensure that practical training and continuing ICT education, be accessible and affordable (and at times free) for aspirant young ICT professionals.
It adds that Ratshefola was passionate about personal integrity, ethical business, the uplifting of professionals and the potential of this country and the rest of the continent.
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