Dabengwa gets top post in South Africa – Zimbabwe Mail

South African media reported on Wednesday that Puti Mahanyele Dabengwa will lead the operations of South African multimedia giant Naspers.

The position will be newly created and she will be the first person to hold the position.

Mahanyele Dabengwa is married to telecommunications billionaire Sifiso Dabengwa. Mr Sifiso and the late ZPRA Chief Information Officer Dumiso Dabengwa are cousins.

Mahanyele Dabengwa will be based in Johannesburg and will report directly to Naspers Group CEO Bob van Dijk, the company said.

“She will lead the Group’s day-to-day operations in South Africa and represent the Group’s interests in the country. She will also help revitalize South Africa’s technology sector and tackle youth unemployment, respectively. He will also be responsible for Naspers Foundry and Naspers Labs, two recently announced divisions of Naspers that aim to achieve this goal,” the group said in a statement.

“I am excited to be joining Naspers at such a pivotal time for the Group and South Africa, and I look forward to adding value to the Group in delivering its strategy in South Africa,” Mahanyele-Dabengwa said in a statement. Ta.

Naspers is a broad-based multinational internet and media group headquartered in South Africa with services in more than 130 countries. Its main businesses are Internet communications, entertainment, gaming and e-commerce.