Jacob, an Engineer by Profession, works for Southern Africa Telecommunications Association (SATA) as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer and has many years of experience working in the telecommunications industry. Academically he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Honours [BSc(Hons)] Degree from the University of Zimbabwe, a Master of Engineering [MEng] from the University of South Australia where his major was Mobile Communications, a Further Education Teachers Diploma (FETD) from Harare Polytechnic in Zimbabwe and a Master of Business Administration [MBA] from the University of Zimbabwe,
His organisation, SATA was established in 1980 in pursuant of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Treaty and the provisions of the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology. SATA is a Specialised Institution of SADC on Telecommunications and ICTs and has a permanent Secretariat based in Maputo, Mozambique. The work of SATA includes focus on technology, business, policy and regulatory advocacy, human capital development and coordination of the development of regional ICT infrastructure and Services
