Job Title: FD
Company: Merafe Resources
Ditabe Choco was appointed as the FD of Merafe Resources on 1 August 2018. Ditabe previously served as the chief financial officer of MultiChoice Africa and subsequently as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of DStv Online, a division of MultiChoice. He also filled the chief financial officer role of Fraser Alexander after his time at DStv. Other companies he has worked for include Zico Capital, Aflease Gold and Uranium, and Transnet. He has a BCom. Honours from UNISA and an MSc. from SOAS.
Work
2018 – Present Financial Director, Merafe Resources
2012 – 2018 Chief Financial Officer, DStv Online
2009 – 2012 Chief Financial Officer, MultiChoice
2007 – 2009 Chief Financial Officer, CIO, Zico Investment
2006 – 2007 Executive Director, Magumo Investments
2005 – 2006 Group Financial Manager, Uranium One
Education
B.Compt Honours, CTA, UNISA
M.Sc, Financial Management, University of London (SOAS)
B.Com, Accounting/Statistics, UCT
About Merafe Resources: Merafe Resources is listed on the JSE in the General Mining sector. The main focus of their business is on the 20.5% of the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture, in which Glencore has a 79.5% participation. Merafe and Glencore South Africa operations to create the largest ferrochrome producer in the world. Merafe had five employees in 2017, but it increased to 6 851 with the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture.
