Mr. Andries Delport

Andries Delport is a telecommunications executive with almost 40 years of experience in telecommunications, information technology, engineering and business leadership. He is currently the Managing Director of OneReach Networks (Pty) Ltd, a wholesale fibre infrastructure company focused on expanding fibre connectivity in rural and underserved areas of South Africa. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of CIVH Africa and Chief Technology Officer of CIVH, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). He spent nearly 24 years at Vodacom Group, including almost a decade as Group Chief Technology Officer and various executive leadership roles covering operations, engineering, technology and strategy. Throughout his career, he has overseen large-scale network transformation, multi-billion Rand capital investment programmes, technology governance and commercial strategy, establishing himself as a leading telecommunications executive.

He brings extensive board and governance experience, having served on the boards of Vodacom South Africa, Vodacom Tanzania, Vodacom Mozambique, Vumatel, DFA, Maziv and several other technology and infrastructure entities, and as Chairman of Afinet, a Zimbabwean telecommunications infrastructure company. His expertise spans telecommunications strategy, fibre infrastructure, digital transformation, technology governance, operations management, project execution and business strategy. He holds a Master of Business Leadership (Cum Laude) from the University of South Africa and a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, combining deep technical expertise with proven executive and board leadership.