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Feeling stuck on the sidelines while others grow their wealth through property? Your money doesn't have to gather dust—and you definitely don't need…
Feeling stuck on the sidelines while others grow their wealth through property? Your money doesn't have to gather dust—and you definitely don't need…
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👉 How do you get investors to give you their money? Investors usually care about one thing first: are you trustworthy? That’s the foundation. Once…
👉 How do you get investors to give you their money? Investors usually care about one thing first: are you trustworthy? That’s the foundation. Once…
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Dreaming of breaking out of the corporate routine and securing true financial freedom through real estate? Start with the right knowledge—your next…
Dreaming of breaking out of the corporate routine and securing true financial freedom through real estate? Start with the right knowledge—your next…
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Liverpool John Moores University
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Activities and Societies: My MBA taught me how to strategically think from a business perspective. It brought in life skills and how to adapt business to a digital world, along with and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial spirit, problem solving, and way of working, which resulted in being able to speak to various parts of business in their own language, fostering support and buy in.
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Activities and Societies: Football
Foundations of Management and Management practices
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ITIL Release Change and Validation
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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Snake Capture and Relocation
Hout Bay Snake Relocators
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Animal Welfare
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Altiris Certified Engineer on Client Management Suite 6
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COBIT 5 Foundation
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Certified Information Systems Security Profesional
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Consumer behaviour
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Digital Strategies for Business - Leading the Next Generation Enterprise
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Entrepeneurship
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Finance
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ITIL Foundation
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ITIL RCV - Release, change & Validation
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Investment strategies
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MCSE
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Six Sigma green belt
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On Prem to Cloud migration for 0365
Leading a large-scale Microsoft technology refresh to align backend services with a new citizen-centric business strategy, empowering 30,000 staff with modern tools to deliver essential online services efficiently.
• Steered the full project lifecycle across 11 workstreams, driving modernization efforts for Windows 11, Office 365, and upgrading on prem server farms to Windows Server 2022 (VMware 8). We focused on ensuring seamless integration of monitoring, alerting, and incident…Leading a large-scale Microsoft technology refresh to align backend services with a new citizen-centric business strategy, empowering 30,000 staff with modern tools to deliver essential online services efficiently.
• Steered the full project lifecycle across 11 workstreams, driving modernization efforts for Windows 11, Office 365, and upgrading on prem server farms to Windows Server 2022 (VMware 8). We focused on ensuring seamless integration of monitoring, alerting, and incident management support systems which were handed into Operational teams to finalize.
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Unified Corporate Telephony
Oversaw the Initiation and conceptualization of a single corporate telephony solution running over soft phones and removing legacy systems.
Slashed remote site support costs, increasing productivity, and enabling rapid site mobilization. Expanded to smart phones, reducing costs and increasing employee engagement.
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Bring Your Own Device
Rolled out Microsoft Enterprise Mobility (EMS) enabling BYOD and single sign on for business applications. Futher extended mobility and availability of these services to our road warriors. Utilised remote push of these applications to smart devices with remote lockdown and management to ensure security
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Azure Cloud based services
Initiated and implemented a DR Plan and strategy that migrated critical business services to Azure cloud based infrastructure including Oracle EBS R12, Blue collar recruitment solutions, Blackberry Enterprise server, Enterprise mobility suite for BYOD, and customer in house developed applications.
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Oracle ERP and Core Business applications migration to Hosted Services
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Migrating all business critical applications, data and data services from a geo-politically risky location into a Managed Hardware contract in a world class data center providing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity ability.
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Office 365 Email migration
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Management for the migration and licensing of 4 exchange servers with 900 user emails, 2 associated MS sharepoints, and 1 Instant message solution, to a SaaS cloud solution from MS office 365
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English
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Afrikaans
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Dutch
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International Coaching Federation
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Microsoft has announced the appointment of Vukani Mngxati as the new Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, effective 1 October 2025. In his new role, Mngxati will be tasked with leading Microsoft’s South African operations, driving forward initiatives that align with the country’s digital and AI transformation journey. His focus will be on expanding cloud infrastructure, developing AI skills among local communities, and strengthening partnerships that support South Africa’s broader national development goals. This strategic appointment reflects Microsoft’s commitment to strengthening its local leadership and continuing its mission to empower South African businesses, government, and civil society with technology that enables innovation, growth, and global competitiveness. By tapping into the expertise and leadership of Mngxati, the company seeks to accelerate the pace of digital adoption while ensuring inclusive access to transformative technologies. Mngxati brings to Microsoft more than 25 years of experience in enterprise modernization, strategic innovation, and leadership. His previous roles include serving as CEO and Board Chairman at Accenture, as well as pursuing entrepreneurial ventures earlier in his career. This combination of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership equips him with a unique perspective on digital transformation and sustainable economic growth. His passion for advancing health, education, and employability strongly aligns with Microsoft’s values of empowering communities and enabling inclusive progress. Commenting on the appointment, Naim Yazbeck, President for Microsoft Middle East and Africa, noted that South Africa plays a pivotal role in Microsoft’s vision for inclusive digital transformation across the continent. He highlighted that Mngxati’s leadership will help Microsoft build stronger partnerships with both the public and private sectors, unlocking opportunities for innovation and ensuring that the benefits of technology extend to all South Africans. In response, Mngxati expressed pride and excitement at taking on the role, describing it as a deeply meaningful moment in his career. He emphasized his commitment to supporting businesses of all sizes to unlock their full potential through cloud and AI technologies. By leveraging Microsoft’s global best practices and the strength of its partner ecosystem, he aims to drive competitiveness, sustainable impact, and inclusive growth in South Africa’s digital economy. His vision underscores a future where innovation and technology serve as catalysts for national progress. #Microsoft #Leadership #DigitalTransformation #AI #CloudComputing #SouthAfrica #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #TechnologyLeadership #InclusiveGrowth #AfricaTech
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