Oupa magashule biography of william

What do you do if you've been booted out of the top seat at the SA Revenue Service by none other than finance minister Pravin Gordhan?

Oupa Magashula, who was given his marching orders by Gordhan 18 months ago over a jobs-for-pals controversy, bought into a company selling locally made smartphones and tablets.

Magashula's company, Mint, then bought 75% of CZ Electronics last year and now plans to target the middle-income market.

Magashula is chairman of the Boksburg-based CZ.

The locally made Mint phones and tablets will be hitting the shelves next month, he says.

A basic 2G cellphone will go for R114, while the most advanced smartphones with various applications, 8GB storage and the latest Google operating system are priced between R1200 and R1500.

A tablet with built-in education features is priced at just over R2000.

Magashula says discussions are under way with a "South African billionaire" who is keen to bu