Leetile Benjamin and Lenamile Isaac Mophatlane founded the highly successful South African ICT company BCX, which Telkom acquired for R2.7 billion in 2015.
Their parents, who believed that strong discipline could help their sons achieve success, sent them to boarding school at the Christian Brothers College in Kimberley, over 500km away from their home. The brothers finished high school with marks good enough to earn bursaries from South African Breweries and study accounting at the University of Pretoria. While studying, they worked in sales at SAB part-time.that a visit to the Software Connection store in Pretoria played a key role in their journey towards becoming successful businessmen.
“Procurement policies were changing, and it could not have been a more opportune time for two young black men to stake our claim in what was about to become a booming industry,” said Benjamin. The company’s first clients were South African National Parks and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research .The Connection Group also provided accounting services, eliminating the need for a financial director.The company then moved beyond reselling and into software integration, starting with becoming a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider.