Empowering Black Women Entrepreneurs

Our Mission

To partner with our customers and provide them with the business and ICT solutions required unlocking the full potential of their organisations throughout their business life cycles.

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The Black economic empowerment means the involvement of blacks at all levels of business management in South Africa. In spite of political freedom having been achieved in 1994, economic freedom has proved more elusive. The majority of South Africans are still without a stake in the economy, and other business groups still dominate.

Magtrade CC trading as DarkoTek (“DarkoTek”) strives to become a vital component in the building of the African Renaissance, and the upliftment of the previously disadvantaged people of South Africa and Africa to maximise participation in and control over all the decision-making processes and controllable elements and factors that govern the lives of people. DarkoTek is involved in the high growth Information and Communication Technology (“ICT”) industry and in particular, business digital transformation.

DARKOTEK means: “We are helping each other to develop and grow”.

Our Journey

DarkoTek has implemented the following projects:

· 1998 City of Cape Town Cyborg HR/Payroll System for 25,000 salary and wage paid employess. Value of project R30 million. Project reference: Mrs Justine Quince, Project Sponsor, City of Cape Town.

· 1999 Sanlam Ltd. Y2K 5,500 PC Rectification Project for all Sanlam Offices in South Africa and Namibia. Value of Project R20 million. Project reference: Ms Maatije Hoffmann, Project Sponsor.

· 2000 City of Cape Town ICT Programme Management Office conceptualisation and implementation. City’s ICT Capital and Operating expense is apprixmately R300 Million per annum. Value of total ICT Projects run by the PMO: R90 million per annum. Project reference: Mr Abe Mbulawa, previous ICT Director of City of Cape Town.

· 2002 South Africa Revenue Services’ Western Cape Siyakha Project servicing 3 million populations. Valued at R10 million. Project reference: Mr Rodney Rae, National PMO acting Director.

· 2006 Design and Implemented wireless private network for Ithala Group of Companies

· 2007 Refurbishment of old Laptops for Ithala Group of Companies

· 2008 – Present Minsitry of Trade and Industry’s Enterprise Content Management solution valued at R150 million. Project Reference: Joey Matheka, Project Owner

A group of Black South African women entrepreneurs gathered around a laptop, engaged and smiling during a gamified coaching session.

Close-up of a hand holding game cards with business model concepts during a Darkotek workshop.

An energetic mentor guiding a small group of women through business planning exercises on MyLunchPad.

A vibrant classroom setting showing participants celebrating a milestone in their entrepreneurial journey.

Our Work

To deploy technology for your competitive advantage, it is best to join forces with a partner that can help you integrate and implement leading-edge products, delivering a solution that transforms your business. Team up with DARKOTEK.