Gift Zowa

Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Infraco

Gift Zowa is Chief Executive Officer of Broadband Infraco, in the role since September 2024.

Broadband Infraco (BBI) is a state-owned wholesale provider of national broadband backbone infrastructure. It has been loss-making and its planned merger with Sentech has been repeatedly delayed.

In the job

  1. Was appointed permanent CEO of Broadband Infraco for a five-year term after Cabinet approval on 18 September. Source

  2. Told the company's annual general meeting that Broadband Infraco was working to become financially sustainable, naming the Broadband Access Fund and SA Connect Phase 2 as key projects. Source

  3. Announced a collaboration with Huawei to build an intelligent transmission backbone across South Africa's nine provinces. Source

Career before

  1. Early career, Siemens
  2. Head of telecoms, Sentech
  3. Chief technology officer, Broadband Infraco
  4. 2022-2024Acting CEO, Broadband Infraco

Education

BSc honours in electrical and electronic engineering and an MBA, University of Pretoria

Sources

  1. itweb.co.za
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. dailyinvestor.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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