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2025
Standard Bank to invest R750-million in New GX clean-tech fund
Standard Bank has pledged R750-million in a strategic equity partnership with Airnergize Capital…
2026
South African Internet giant launching Amazon Leo
Herotel confirmed it was appointed as the first authorised Amazon Leo distributor in South Africa…
2024
Vodacom’s fight for Maziv fibre deal is not over
The decision by the Competition Tribunal to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator…
2023
Nedbank CIB partners with New GX to drive sustainable development in South Africa
Nedbank Corporate and Investment…
2022
RMB Ventures invests in Inhance supply chain technology business
Financial services firm Rand Merchant Bank private equity arm RMB…
2021
Gridworks and New GX make US$40m investment in Sustainable Power Solutions
Gridworks, the UK’s developer and investor in African electricity…
2021
Stanlib, New GX Investments to pump billions into township fibre
Stanlib Asset Management and New GX Investments, the investment vehicle of…
2021
Vodacom to buy into Vumatel, Dark Fibre Africa in R13.2-billion deal
Vodacom Group will acquire a co-controlling interest, along…
2021
New GX Capital CEO outlines plans to power the continent with renewables
Powering the continent remains on of the most pressing issues facing…
2019
How Khudusela Pitje Has Built a R1,6 Billion Business
From his first pay cheque of R1 250 per month to spearheading a R1,6 billion turnover…
2017
Waltloo fibre-optic factory to supply African telecoms industry
A newly built R100-million fibre-optic production facility in Waltloo…
2016
A Conversation with ‘Black Industrialist’ Khudusela Pitje
It has taken New GX Capital, a 100% black and family-owned…
2016
Vantage Mezz Fund III Invests R200mil in New Gx
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, announced today that it has…
2016
Winners of the 2015 EY entrepreneur awards
Ernst & Young (EY) has named the winners of the 2015 Southern Africa World Entrepreneur Award…
2015
One of founding shareholders of DFA, New GX Capital, invests in In2IT Technologies
New GX Capital Holdings (New…
2012
DFA network reaches 5,000 km
Local open access dark fibre infrastructure provider, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), has laid…