Huawei plans to increase its South African staff complement by 50% in the next five years.
The ICT solutions provider has done business in South Africa for more than 15 years and is currently one of the country’s main providers of telecommunications equipment.
Huawei co-operates widely with local telecommunications operators, private enterprises and government, and has become a key strategic partner in developing a digital society in South Africa.
As 31 December 2014 there were 1 028 employees at Huawei South Africa, over 60% of whom are local. In the next five years, Huawei will further localise its workforce, increasing local staff by 50%. Huawei provides technical and operational training to small ICT enterprises in South Africa, nurturing local talent and driving development of the country’s ICT industry.
Secretary General of the African National Congress, Gwede Mantashe, visited Huawei headquarters for talks with Huawei senior vice-president Dafeng Li on deepening co-operation in building out South Africa’s national telecommunications network and ICT infrastructure.
Secretary General Mantashe says, “We appreciate the continued investment in South Africa by a leading high-tech enterprise such as Huawei, and we welcome Huawei’s help in upgrading national telecommunications network coverage, digitizing government and the public sector, and fostering creative ICT talent for South Africa.”
“We appreciate the Sectary General’s acknowledgement of Huawei’s past contributions to South Africa. His vision of cultivating more creative ICT talent is forward-looking and ambitious. We will respond actively to his call by working hard to implement a South African National Broadband and National Data Centre and continue to foster ICT talents in South Africa,” says Dafeng Li.
