GAMING FOR AFRICA Gaming for Africa
Casino International’s Africa partner is the excellent Gaming For Africa magazine, bringing you the continent’s latest developments.
Sun International Welcomes New Chief Marketing Offi cer
Sun International is pleased to announce the appointment of Nthabi Motsoeneng as Chief Marketing Officer. A seasoned marketing leader, she brings more than 20 years of experience driving consumer-centric brand strategies across both emerging and developed markets.
Nthabi joins Sun International from Pernod Ricard, where she served as Chief Marketing Officer for Africa and the Middle East. In that role, she led regional marketing strategy, delivering award-winning campaigns and strong commercial results. Her work has received global recognition at the Cannes Lions and WARC Awards, where she has also served as both a jury member and jury president.
Prior to Pernod Ricard, Nthabi held senior marketing leadership positions at Tetra Pak as Marketing Director for Southern Africa, as well as at Kimberly-Clark, Tiger Brands, The Coca-Cola Company, GlaxoSmithKline and SABMiller. Through these roles, she developed extensive expertise across FMCG and global brand environments.
Effective 1 June 2026, Nthabi will lead Sun
International’s marketing strategy across the group’s portfolio of urban casinos, resorts, hotels and online platforms. Her focus will include strengthening brand equity, deepening customer engagement, and supporting growth through the group’s omnichannel ecosystem.
Ulrik Bengtsson, Chief Executive of Sun International, said: “Nthabi brings extremely
relevant experience from lifestyle brands to Sun International and our portfolio of experience-centric resorts and casinos. Her understanding of how to translate deep consumer insights into actionable marketing initiatives will be critically important as we continue our journey to build a digitally led, market-leading, omnichannel gaming company of scale.”
Commenting on her appointment, Nthabi said: “Sun International is a truly iconic African business with a rich heritage and tremendous potential. I am thrilled to join the organisation and contribute to shaping the next chapter of growth by building stronger customer connections, elevating our brands, and creating experiences that people will remember and return to.” Nthabi joins the leadership team at a pivotal time as the group accelerates its evolution into a digitally led, omnichannel gaming and hospitality business. She holds a BA in Marketing Communication and Industrial Psychology and is accredited in Lean Six Sigma and Agile Scrum methodologies.
Mozambique’s Jogabets goes with Velitech
VeliTec has announced that Jogabets, an established and licensed online betting brand in Mozambique, has successfully migrated to its iGaming core platform.
The migration marks an important step in the Jogabets growth strategy, strengthening its digital operations with a battle-tested technology ecosystem by VeliTech. Vasco Jafar, Marketing Manager at Jogabets said: “This project refl ects the VeliTech strength in delivering under real- market conditions, where reliability, local understanding and speed are not nice-to- haves, but the difference between disruption and growth.
“The successful launch of Jogabets in Mozambique is already delivering strong early results, with stable performance from day one and positive player engagement trends that confi rm we’ve built the right foundation for
24 JUNE 2026
growth. When an operator comes out of a launch confi dent and ready to scale, you know the work behind the scenes was done right. That’s what we aim for every time.” Darren Calvia, Chief Product Offi cer at VeliTech said: “Through the partnership, Jogabets will use the integrated VeliTech product suite, including the iGaming core system with built-in CRM, sportsbook platform, game aggregation capabilities, and exclusive crash and instant games. This comprehensive setup gives Jogabets the
foundation to streamline operations and support future growth in Mozambique and beyond.
Mariam Mchedlishvili, Implementation Manager at VeliTech said: “This collaboration also reinforces the focused B2B approach of VeliTech, carefully selecting partners who share its passion for creating electrifying gaming experiences. This partnership exemplifi es the provider’s commitment to empowering iGaming brands in emerging markets with battle-tested technology.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84
