Dimension Data (NTT Ltd)
Dimension Data uses the power of technology to help organisations achieve great things. As a member of the NTT Group, we accelerate our clients’ ambitions through digital infrastructure, hybrid cloud, workspaces for tomorrow, and cybersecurity. With a turnover of USD 7.4 billion, offices in 49 countries, and over 30,000 employees, we deliver wherever our clients are, at every stage of their technology journey. We’re proud to be the Official Technology Partner of Amaury Sport Organisation, organiser of the Tour de France, and the title partner of the cycling team, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. For over three decades, Dimension Data has been finding ways to use ICT to make our clients’ businesses work better. We love ambitious ideas ... and helping turn them into achievements. Are you looking for ways to improve your operations, lower costs, and grow revenue? Is the pressure to remain economically sustainable and manage risk high on your agenda? Have you set your sights on exploring opportunities for growth, expansion, diversification, and profitability? Whatever the size of your business, we can help you use ICT to gain momentum as you strive to excel in your marketplace. Our people believe that with energy and focus, anything is possible. The have an unwavering determination to deliver, and take great pride in results. Contact us to find out how we can work with you to unleash business possibilities.www.dimensiondata.com
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Oct 13, 2026
David SheinGUEST
And, um, I grew with the industry.
David SheinGUEST
The industry was growing at a massive rate and, um- So lucky enough, you know, I started on my own in July '87, and 14 years later, sold the company, um, actually, believe it or not, to a South African company called Dimension Data.
David SheinGUEST
Um, at that stage, we were doing about $700 million of revenue, about $40 million of profit, 1,400 people Australia-wide, um, no external debt.
David SheinGUEST
For me, what I'm most proud of is I really do believe that, you know, I still see people today who say Comtech was the best company that I ever worked for.
Alec HoggHOST
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Alec HoggHOST
Well, two days ago, David Shapiro and I were giving you some insight as the news broke about a crack in the six, the campus six, who had taken on Judge Denise Fisher's scathing judgment that owners, the Japanese multinational NTT company, bought the whole of Dimension Data some time ago.
Alec HoggHOST
I did not like the deal.
Alec HoggHOST
They took it to court and, well, what's emerged is a blot on corporate South Africa, or so it seems.
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David ShapiroGUEST
He's already laid out 150 million.
Alec HoggHOST
Let me understand this.
Alec HoggHOST
So he goes on, this Jason Goodall is the CEO of Dimension Data, then becomes the CEO of NTT, you say worldwide, based in London.
Alec HoggHOST
Now he purges himself either in the Denise Fisher judgment or he lies to get some of his money back after spending 150 million rand defending himself through lawyers.
Stephen GrootesHOST
One of the six people accused of being at both ends of the deal, that sort being sold by NTT, has now It seems an illegal document admitted wrongdoing.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Jason Goodall says that instead of the transaction really benefiting a BEE group, instead he and five friends who helped him to run Dimension Data before it was taken over by NDD were the people who were going to benefit.
Stephen GrootesHOST
But four of the other people involved, including Jeremy Ord, still deny that.
Stephen GrootesHOST
case is currently still before the supreme court of appeal duncan mcleod is the founder and editor at tech central who's led so much of the reporting on this duncan good evening i'm sure i've oversimplified the story but i mean dimension data was a hugely successful south african company it did sort of go back a little bit it was bought by ntt ntt wanted to sell the campus in brianston how did this group come to be accused of being at both ends of this deal this
Duncan McLeodGUEST
Yes, good evening, Stephen.
Duncan McLeodGUEST
You're right, it is very, very complex, and you have summarized it quite well.
Duncan McLeodGUEST
But in simple terms, back in December 2019, Dimension Data sold the campus.
Duncan McLeodGUEST
I think most people who live in Johannesburg know the property in Bryanston.
Alec HoggHOST
When six men keep a secret, one of them eventually cracks.
Alec HoggHOST
And the one who cracked in the campus six, as we call them, was Jason Goodall, former chief executive of Dimension Data and NTT, signed a statement in which he admitted that he and his counterparts were on both sides of a 1.4 billion rand transaction deal.
Alec HoggHOST
for the sale of the campus.
Alec HoggHOST
There was BE involved in all of this as well.
Paul HoffmanGUEST
Yes, I think that the answer has to be that a fraud has been perpetrated.
Paul HoffmanGUEST
That was indeed the finding in the civil proceedings in which Judge Denise Fisher gave judgment in 2024.
Paul HoffmanGUEST
Remember that this deal, which was really dimension data getting on the face of it, getting a BEE partner into its campus in Bryanston, that was in order to polish its marble with the BEE scores that are required if you try to do business in South Africa.
Paul HoffmanGUEST
And the original legal proceedings were started only in 2022. when NTT, the Japanese partner in Dimension Data, blew the whistle loudly and said, look, you six gentlemen have pulled a fast one on us and we want the status antiquo to be restored, which would involve giving back the campus to NTT.
Stephen GrootesHOST
One of the six people accused of being at both ends of the deal, that sort being sold by NTT, has now, it seems in a legal document, admitted wrongdoing.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Jason Goodall says that instead of the transaction really benefiting a BEE group, instead he and five friends who helped him to run Dimension Data before it was taken over by NTT said, were the people who are going to benefit.
Stephen GrootesHOST
But four of the other people involved, including Jeremy Ord, still deny that.
Stephen GrootesHOST
The case is currently still before the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Stephen GrootesHOST
He's led so much of the reporting on this.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Duncan, good evening.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I'm sure I've oversimplified the story, but, I mean, Dimension Data was a hugely successful South African company.
Stephen GrootesHOST
It did sort of go back a little bit.
David ShapiroGUEST
And I'm surprised that, you know, that it did happen.
David ShapiroGUEST
I don't think he was part of the original Didata team.
David ShapiroGUEST
I think he came later than that.
David ShapiroGUEST
And it must have been bothering him.
Collette EastonHOST
Okay, so you've been acquired by, I think, did you say the name of
Mark MussonGUEST
the...? It's a South African sort of mid-sized IT company that itself eventually got acquired by Dimension Data.
Mark MussonGUEST
Okay,
Collette EastonHOST
okay.