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https://www.dfafrica.co.za/
Last activity: 18.09.2026
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Categories: AfricaTechFinTechProviderTelecommunication
DFA is the premier wholesale, open-access fibre-infrastructure and -connectivity provider in South Africa. We finance, build, install, manage, and maintain a world-class fibre network to transmit metro and long-haul telecommunications traffic.
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Employees
501-1000
Founded date
2007

Mentions in press and media 42

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May 10, 2026South Africa cuts red tape for dealmakersTrade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau has substantially raised the monetary thresholds at which mergers must be notified to the Competition Commission, in a move that a senior competition lawyer has said will accelerate many ...
Nov 26, 2025Four years later, Vodacom and Maziv have sealed their dealVodacom has finally overcome the last regulatory hurdle in its long and troubled attempt to acquire a stake in Maziv, four years after they first agreed to the transaction. The mobile telecommunications giant confirmed in a statement to inv...
Nov 18, 2025Why Telkom is winning in mobileTelkom Consumer CEO Lunga Siyo Stringent cost management has been a driver of Telkom Mobile’s success alongside its market-leading value offerings. At R79/GB, Telkom is offering prepaid data at the cheapest rates but still managing to grow ...
Nov 10, 2025Vodacom’s Maziv deal is still not doneVodacom South Africa is still awaiting approval from communications regulator Icasa for its acquisition of a 30% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv. Icasa’s approval had been expected quickly after the deal finally won the approva...
Oct 9, 2025Vodacom-backed Maziv eyes massive fibre expansion into rural South AfricaMaziv CEO Dietlof Mare Maziv, the fibre network operator in which Vodacom is buying a 30% co-controlling stake, wants to connect the more than 8 000 cellular base stations in South Africa that are not already connected to fibre infrastructu...
Sep 5, 2025No talks between MTN and Telkom: Ralph MupitaMTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has denied a report that the pan-African telecommunications operator is in any form of discussion about a potential acquisition of Telkom Group. Speaking at a media event in Johannesburg on Friday, Mupita said tha...
Sep 4, 2025MTN may rekindle talks to buy TelkomA Telkom communications tower in Pretoria MTN Group is considering renewing talks, previously abandoned, to acquire rival Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. “The two companies co...
Aug 27, 2025DFA claims ‘world first’ 1.6Tbit/s fibre trial in South AfricaMaziv subsidiary Dark Fibre Africa has quadrupled the capacity achieved in an earlier test, transmitting 1.6Tbit/s on a single wavelength over a 40km stretch of its core network between Isando and Midrand. The company called the test transm...
Aug 26, 2025TCS | Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plansMaziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa. Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Voda...
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FAQ about DFA

When was DFA founded?

DFA was founded in 2007.

What has the press written about DFA?

Parsers VC has collected 42 articles mentioning DFA, among them “South Africa cuts red tape for dealmakers” (May 10, 2026) and “Four years later, Vodacom and Maziv have sealed their deal” (Nov 26, 2025).

Is DFA still active?

Yes, DFA is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 18, 2026.