Saongroup.com continues global expansion into Southern Africa

Saongroup.com today announced its acquisition of Mauritius-based recruitment website MyJob.mu for an undisclosed sum.

This latest announcement, following on the acquisition of South African recruitment website PNet in August 2007, marks the next stage in saongroup.comís global expansion and strengthens its position in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Ciaran McCooey, CEO, saongroup.com commented: ìThe acquisition of MyJob.mu is a strategic move for our Southern Africa division. Not only is Mauritius a growing economy with strong financial and telecommunications sectors and declining unemployment; it also allows our existing South African clients with businesses in Mauritius to avail of the same service from one source.î

Established in 2007 MyJob.mu is currently the leading recruitment website in Mauritius. At present, the island of Mauritius has a population of over 1.2 million people and an internet penetration rate of 15%.

Saongroup.com is now one of the fastest growing online companies in the world, with offices in 10 countries across 4 continents. Saongroup.com experienced 73% growth in revenues last year and is set to continue its acquisition programme on a global basis.