New Smartphone transaction to bring hope, jobs and affordable technology – Two Walvis Bay Businessmen part of N$8 Billion Deal –

namib times 3 July 2015

Reporter – Liesl Losper

Two coastal businessmen, Rojo Van Wyk and Michael Dausab, have acquired the rights to
the marketing and distribution of a range of Ultraphones by the Chinese manufacturer, Technology,
Happy, Life (THL), which is part of the Shenzhen Hongjiayuan Communication Technology
Co Ltd. This range of smartphones will make an end to the frustration of daily charging,
said Rojo van Wyk in an interview with namib times yesterday, about the new, very affordable
phone “of superior quality.”

 

 

Captions: Photo 1

Farhana Villasvalriche (Financial Director, THL Africa), Marc Temba (Chief Executive Officer, THL Africa) Reggie Masilo (Chief Strategy Officer, THL Africa), speaker Clifford Ryners (Managing Director, THL Africa Distribution)Vusi Khumalo (President, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Mike Dausab (Director, THL Africa Distribution) and Rojo Van Wyk (Director, THL Africa Distribution)

After negotiations and deliberations since January, the deal was announced in South Africa earlier this
week, with Van Wyk and Dausab present. Van Wyk was very upbeat when he spoke to namib times, and said it could
mean a lot for the coastal region and its people, because they plan to have the Namibian Head Office based in Walvis Bay.
“The fact that we will have our head office in Walvis Bay with other branches in Namibia means that it will
lead to many job opportunities. In the view of affordability, our products will definitely be affordable and
with the latest technology for everyone to enjoy,” Van Wyk said.

Caption photo 2
Vusi Khumalo (President, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Mike Dausab (Director, THL Africa Distribution) and Rojo Van Wyk (Director, THL Africa Distribution)

 

“We’ll provide consumers with the opportunity to truly experience the product in our experiential stores.
Consumers will have the chance to completely engage with the product – touch, feel and experience, before they purchase our product. The THL ultraphone battery lasts up to five days, on a single charge and can interconnect to charge other smartphones.” They plan to launch the range of ultra-phones at several events on the continent in November, in Walvis Bay, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi.