Kathea Kathea is South Africaโ€™s most established and respected visual collaboration specialists, with a h

We are one of South Africaโ€™s most established and respected specialist businesses offering value-added distribution. Our history extends back to 1996, when the first seeds of Information Technology were conceived. We are the distributor for a number of global IT vendors in Sub-Saharan Africa that include a wide range of Video Conferencing, Voice Conferencing, Audio Visual and Workspace Management Solutions for the workplace and classroom.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซTodayโ€™s workplace goes beyond the meeting room.Customers need ...
26/08/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ

Todayโ€™s workplace goes beyond the meeting room.

Customers need a complete workplace solution - from personal devices and phones to meeting rooms, AV solutions and ongoing management.

The challenge? Bringing all these elements together and making them work seamlessly.

During the webinar, weโ€™ll explore:

- Covering more customer needs with a broader portfolio of solutions
- Managing deployment with Yealink management solutions
- Bringing complete AV together with integrated collaboration solutions
- Supporting customers throughout their journey

Whether youโ€™re supporting customers with personal devices, Microsoft Teams Rooms, meeting spaces or integrated AV solutions, this session will provide valuable insights into Yealinkโ€™s complete ecosystem.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 8 September 2026
๐Ÿ•™ 10:00โ€“12:00

Register now to secure your place: c479b41c-7501-453d-89c0-9641b153616d@da574a7f-d308-4fe7-93d7-f055275b863d" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c479b41c-7501-453d-89c0-9641b153616d@da574a7f-d308-4fe7-93d7-f055275b863d

For more information, chat to our Yealink Product Manager or your Kathea Account Manager.

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.Whether you're equipping a boardroom, training facility, retail space ...
25/08/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Whether you're equipping a boardroom, training facility, retail space or hospitality environment, clear and reliable audio is essential for effective communication.

The ATEN Complete Audio Solution combines a 60W Class D Amplifier with 4 ceiling speakers to deliver high-quality, dependable sound in one complete package.

โœ” Professional audio performance
โœ” Simple deployment
โœ” Ideal for commercial environments

Looking for more ATEN solutions or current promotional offers?

๐Ÿ“ง Contact us at [email protected] for more information, promotional pricing, or to request a quote.

MYTH: Hiring more women in technology is simply about meeting diversity targets.REALITY: Diverse teams bring broader per...
21/08/2026

MYTH: Hiring more women in technology is simply about meeting diversity targets.

REALITY: Diverse teams bring broader perspectives, stronger collaboration and better problem-solving - qualities that are essential as organisations navigate digital transformation.

Across South Africa, initiatives like the Wired4Women Awards continue to recognise and celebrate the women driving innovation across the ICT sector, while encouraging greater representation and leadership in technology.

At Kathea Communications, we believe the best technology solutions are built by diverse teams with different perspectives, experiences and ideas. This Women's Month, we're proud to celebrate the talented women who help shape our business and deliver exceptional experiences for our partners and customers.

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’…๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’๐’“๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’–๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜ ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š?

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜›๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ - ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ4๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด - ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ4๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌAs highlighted by REI South Africa and Spire Property Solutions, the modern office is evolvi...
19/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ

As highlighted by REI South Africa and Spire Property Solutions, the modern office is evolving from a place people have to work into a destination designed for collaboration, creativity and connection.

Across South Africa, organisations are introducing:

โœ” Smart desk booking systems
โœ” Flexible collaboration zones
โœ” Technology-enabled meeting rooms
โœ” Regional hub offices closer to where employees live

Rather than reducing office space, businesses are redesigning workplaces to support hybrid teams and create better employee experiences.

The office of the future isn't about rows of desks - it's about creating spaces where people come together to collaborate and innovate.

At Kathea Communications, we help businesses design connected workspaces through integrated communication and collaboration technologies that support the way modern teams work.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค?

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข โ€“ "๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข"; ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด โ€“ "๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข".

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ?At Kathea, we partner with some of the world's leading audi...
18/08/2026

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ?

At Kathea, we partner with some of the world's leading audio and collaboration brands to help organisations deliver outstanding meeting experiences.

The Yamaha ADECIA Pro Audio Bundle is one of our featured solutions, bringing together everything needed for exceptional Microsoft Teams Rooms audio in one complete package.

โœ” Intelligent voice capture
โœ” Crystal-clear room audio
โœ” Microsoft Teams Certified
โœ” Complete bundle for professional deployments

Speak to our team about the best solution for your environment.

๐Ÿ“ง Contact [email protected] for promotional pricing or connect with one of our Product Managers for expert advice.

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  14 ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งAs we continue celebrating the people who have helped shape the journey of Kathea Comm...
17/08/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  14 ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

As we continue celebrating the people who have helped shape the journey of Kathea Communications, today we recognise Beverly Mandindo, our Finance Manager, who celebrates an incredible 14 years with Kathea.

Since joining Kathea in 2012, Beverly has grown alongside the business, taking on new challenges, sharing her expertise and making a lasting contribution to the team.

When asked what has inspired her throughout her journey at Kathea, Beverly reflected on the exceptional leaders who have influenced her along the way:

โ€œ๐‘ฐโ€™๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’š ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’š ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’Ž๐’†. ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜๐’๐’†๐’…๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’“๐’๐’–๐’”๐’๐’š, ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’… ๐’Ž๐’† ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’Œ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜๐’๐’†๐’…๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’”.โ€

For Beverly, those lessons have become an important part of her own leadership journey โ€” continuing to learn, grow and, in turn, support and develop those around her.

โ€œTheir leadership has shaped who I am today, and I carry those lessons with me as I continue to grow and strive to do the same for those around me.โ€

Beverly, thank you for 14 years of commitment, growth, knowledge-sharing and leadership. Your contribution to Kathea is truly valued, and we're proud to celebrate this important milestone with you.

Please join us in congratulating Beverly on 14 years with Kathea! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ.Last week, Kathea and HP Poly had the opportunity to spend...
15/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ.

Last week, Kathea and HP Poly had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with the Datacentrix team - stepping away from the usual meetings and into a more relaxed environment where business conversations could happen differently.

The padel court brought the energy, but the conversations between matches were just as valuable. It was an opportunity to exchange perspectives on the evolving IT and communications landscape, share the latest HP Poly product and technology updates, and explore how we can work more strategically together to identify opportunities and support customer requirements.

In an industry where technology is constantly evolving, staying connected with our partners is essential. Understanding their priorities, sharing market insights, and aligning our capabilities allows us to build stronger go-to-market strategies and create greater value across the technology ecosystem.

A big thank you to the Datacentrix team for joining us and for the open conversations, great energy and friendly competition. ๐ŸŽพ

Hereโ€™s to stronger collaboration, shared opportunities and continued success together.

๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž. ๐ƒ๐จ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž.No matter how your teams work, clear communication starts with the right headset. From the AI-powered...
13/08/2026

๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž. ๐ƒ๐จ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž.

No matter how your teams work, clear communication starts with the right headset.

From the AI-powered ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ to the value-driven ๐‡570๐ž & ๐‡650๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ, Logitech offers business headsets designed to keep professionals connected, productive, and focused.

From premium wireless and wired headsets for hybrid work to reliable everyday solutions for large-scale deployments, there's a Logitech headset to suit every business.

Why choose Logitech Business Headsets?

โœ” AI-powered noise suppression
โœ” Crystal-clear microphone performance
โœ” Microsoft Teams & Zoom certified
โœ” Plug-and-play USB connectivity
โœ” All-day comfort
โœ” Wireless and wired options
โœ” Professional audio for every workspace
โœ” Exceptional value with newly reduced pricing

Upgrade executive users with the Zone Wireless 2 Enterprise and Zone Wired 2 Enterprise, or equip your wider workforce with the dependable ๐‡570๐ž & ๐‡650๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ - now is the perfect time to invest in smarter workplace communication.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Contact us today for pricing and availability.

11/08/2026

The newly launched ๐‡๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ 6 ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ is now available at Kathea!

Built for professionals who need exceptional audio, all-day comfort and uninterrupted productivity.

Whether you're working from the office, home or on the move, the Focus 6 Series is engineered to keep you connected without compromise.
Key features include:

โœ” Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) for distraction-free focus
โœ” Four noise-canceling microphones with enhanced AI-powered noise reduction for crystal-clear voice pickup
โœ” Up to 30 hours of talk time with fast charging that delivers 4 hours of talk time from just a 10-minute charge
โœ” Smart sensors, built-in busy light and certified compatibility with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and Google Voice

Available in both the HP Poly Focus 620/625 and Focus 620/625 Fold, there's a model designed to support every way you work.

Request a quote: ๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected]

A few years ago, workplace technology conversations centred around product specifications, hardware features and technic...
10/08/2026

A few years ago, workplace technology conversations centred around product specifications, hardware features and technical capabilities.

Today, the conversation is different.

According to industry insights from ITWeb and TechTron, South African organisations are placing greater emphasis on solutions that simplify workflows, improve collaboration and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Business leaders are now asking:

โœ” Is it easy to use?
โœ” Will our teams adopt it?
โœ” Can it integrate with our existing technology?
โœ” Will it scale as our business grows?
โœ” Does it deliver real value and return on investment?

Technology decisions are increasingly being driven by employee experience and business outcomes rather than features alone.

At Kathea Communications, we're seeing this shift firsthand. That's one of the reasons we recently launched our Online Partner Portal - to give our partners faster access to product information, pricing, stock availability and business resources through a simpler, more efficient digital experience. It's part of our commitment to making it easier for partners to do business with us while supporting their growth in an evolving technology landscape.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Question:
When evaluating workplace technology, what's your number one priority?

Read more: ITWeb; TechTron โ€“ "Tech Trends Reshaping South African Businesses 2026".

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