It is with great sadness that DAI reports the death of Soto Ndukwana, a board member of ECIAfrica, DAI’s partly owned subsidiary based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Ndukwana, 54, and his 22-year-old daughter, Zola, were killed November 23 in a car accident near Bloemfontein in Free State province.

Mr. Ndukwana, a native of Eastern Cape, was a prominent businessman and a significant shareholder in Safika Holdings, a South African investment firm that specializes in enterprise development. After serving a sentence on Robben Island from 1976 to 1986 as a political prisoner during the apartheid era, he earned several college degrees before embarking on his business career.

“Over the past few years, I had come to appreciate Soto's wisdom and conviction,” said James Boomgard, DAI’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His passion for ECIAfrica was tangible and he was always a pleasure to be around. We will miss him.”