3 April 2023
Harith General Partners is satisfied that the truth has finally prevailed in the years-long, sustained and malicious campaign to taint it with allegations of malfeasance. This comes after the forensic investigation commissioned by the PIC concluded in its final report that there was no evidence to support the damaging allegations made more than 5 years ago by a Senior Member of Parliament.
26 September 2022
During the 2022 Global Citizen Festival that took place in Accra, Ghana, GC’s investment partner Harith announced that it has officially joined the United Nations framework convention on climate change’s race to net zero. Over the next two years, Harith will work closely with GC to develop near-term and long-term climate change targets. Harith CEO Sipho Makhubela and founder, group executive director, and GC patron, Tshepo Mahloele called on African governments and business leaders to join this critical endeavour.
23 September 2022
JOHANNESBURG, 23 September 2022 –In a groundbreaking Constitutional Court ruling, Harith General Partners (“Harith”), a leading pan- African infrastructure investment firm, won a major legal victory with an order ruling against Mr Bantu Holomisa and the United Democratic Movement (UDM). The Constitutional Court dismissed Holomisa and the UDM’s appeal against a High Court judgement in favour of Harith and its co-litigants, represented by Nicqui Galaktiou Inc. Attorneys with legal costs.
27 July 2022
Africa’s facing the worst of the climate crisis, but her people have stepped up with solutions. Nothing can top the resilience of Africa’s people; in the face of adversity, Africa responds with boundless creativity designed to benefit an entire region, or better, the entire continent. This is true of many situations — but for right now, we’re going to look at how it rings true for the continent’s battle against climate change.
20 June 2022
Harith General Partners, one of the largest investors in Africa’s infrastructure, and Anergi Group, a leading African power provider, have partnered to establish the Pan-African Renewable Energy Fund (PAREF) to accelerate renewable energy adoption across Africa. The $300 million fund will be key to bridging the energy access gap across the continent, while contributing to the just transition of energy by accelerating Africa’s move to low-carbon economies in a socially responsible manner.
12 May 2022
The Takatso Consortium welcomes finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s recent public support for the Consortium’s acquisition of a 51% interest in SAA – signalling a firm commitment from Government to conclude the transaction. Takatso shares Government’s view that the transaction will be an eminent example of a public / private partnership in one of South Africa’s most important sectors.
5 April 2022
Harith, one of the largest and leading investors in African infrastructure, has successfully concluded the disposal of its stake in MainOne, West Africa’s largest communications services operator, to Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s largest digital infrastructure company, following the achievement of all regulatory approvals.
29 March 2022
Tshepo Mahloele, co-founder and group executive director, was announced as the new Patron in Africa for the Global Citizen movement. The announcement was made at launch events for the 2022 Global Citizen campaign in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria on 29 March.
The Global Citizen is an international advocacy group that brings together world leaders, celebrities, philanthropists from around the world to lead campaigns that address socio-economic challenges in the developing world.
10 November 2021
Leading telecoms investor Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) today announced that it has concluded a landmark transaction by restructuring the digital infrastructure assets of Vumatel, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and SA Digital Villages (SADV) ISP whilst concurrently merging with Vodacom’s network infrastructure – creating a market-leading, integrated fibre operating platform (Infraco).