DeviareDeviare - Africa's Digital Talent Engine

The Company

Driving digital transformation
in an African context.

Africa's digital talent engine. Built by Africans, for Africa - and now, for the world.

Founded 2017Level 1 B-BBEEHQ Bryanston · Johannesburg

Origin

Deviare - Latin for deviate. To depart from an established course.

Our founders left blue-chip executive careers to build what Africa's digital future actually demands - capability, not consumption.

Deviare Co-Founders Baxolile Mabinya and Lubabalo Dyantyi

Baxolile Mabinya & Lubabalo Dyantyi

Co-Founders

Who We Are

A professional digital capability partner - built by Africans, for Africa.

Deviare exists to help enterprises and governments architect, deliver and operate digital transformation. We do that by combining four integrated business lines into a single, accountable partnership.

Our Purpose

Help organisations build the capability and capacity they need to drive successful digital transformation.

Platform-First

Our platforms ensure scale, flexibility and adoption readiness across geographies, sectors and skill levels.

Integrated Approach

Platform + People + Performance - a unified operating model that turns transformation budgets into business outcomes.

Our Philosophy

Three convictions guide every engagement.

Skills Before Infrastructure

Africa's leap forward will be powered by capable people first - not by waiting for perfect infrastructure to arrive.

Capability Before Capital

We build organisational capability so that digital investment translates into real, compounding business value.

Local Innovation & Sovereignty

African problems solved by African talent on African terms - building genuine technology sovereignty for the continent.

What We Stand For

The values that shape how we work.

Visionary

We see what's possible and architect the route to get there.

Human-First

Every transformation is ultimately about the people delivering and benefiting from it.

Capability-First

Outcomes over activity. Capability over consumption. Delivery over decks.

Built for Africa

Designed for African realities - mobile-first, data-light, infrastructure-flexible.

Leadership

30+ years of ICT and digital experience.

Operators, engineers and educators who have built large-scale technology businesses across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Credentials

Accredited. Audited. Trusted.

Microsoft Partner

Accredited consulting and implementation across Azure, M365, Power Platform and AI.

Databricks Partner

Specialised in lakehouse architecture, unified analytics and MLOps.

Trusted by leading enterprises

ATC
Sanlam
Sasol
Microsoft
Liquid
FirstRand
Ogilvy
Altron
Mr Price
Mimecast
Deloitte
Naspers
PPS
Rain
ATC
Sanlam
Sasol
Microsoft
Liquid
FirstRand
Ogilvy
Altron
Mr Price
Mimecast
Deloitte
Naspers
PPS
Rain

Ready to build the future with us?

Tell us about your transformation ambition. We'll bring the capability, the platforms and the people.

Ashwood House, Ballywoods Office Park, 33 Ballyclare Drive, Bryanston