Matthew Tagg is a 28-year-old, born-and-bred Capetonian. He completed his degree - a BSc majoring in Computer Science - at the University of Cape Town. The Internet entrepreneur launched his first company, WebAfrica, in 1997 while completing his studies. Under Tagg's leadership, the Internet service provider has grown to over 75 employees, servicing a customer base of over 25 000 subscribers. Since 2003, WebAfrica has enjoyed organic growth of 300% a year, and today is growing at a rate of over 1 000 new customers per month. Tagg places a relentless focus on innovation and WebAfrica invests significant resources in research and development, which has led to the development of many of WebAfrica's own technologies.
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