Where We Come From

AYO is founded driven by the desire to promote meaningful growth
in South Africa and on the African continent through technology.

AYO’s subsidiary, Health System Technologies (HST), implements integrated patient record system (HIS) for Western Cape Government. The system is still used today.

AYO acquires a stake in Software Tech Holdings (STH) reaching clients in the financial services sector.

HST deploys and delivers a web-based laboratory information system for the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) – the largest deployment of its kind in the world.

AYO acquires a stake in Digital Matter.

HST’s JAC pharmacy system (first introduced in the Western Cape in 1999) is implemented at 112 sites across South Africa.

AYO acquires a stake in Afrozaar – an innovative software business focused on commercialisation of digital content for the media and retail industries.

AYO acquires controlling stakes in Kalula Communications (Headsets Solutions) and Puleng Technologies. The group’s client base expands to include South Africa’s major banks as well as many public and private sector large clients.

AYO successfully lists on the JSE.

AYO acquires a stake in Sizwe Africa IT Group – one of the largest ICT service providers in South Africa.

AYO acquires meaningful stakes in SGT and GCCT extending its product offering and industry reach.

AYO is a major contributor in the global fight against COVID-19 pandemic: HST implements 28 integration projects to facilitate testing and statistics and provides its proprietary software to 2 field hospitals free of charge. Sizwe delivers 55,000 tablets and 12 digital classrooms to enable online schooling in Eastern Cape.

AYO announces planned acquisition of Kathea Communications and Kathea Energy.

AYO delists from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange