At its 2025 South Africa Partners Forum, themed Joining Hands withPartners for a Digital, Intelligent Future, Huawei unveiled a major upgrade to its “Partner + Huawei” collaboration framework. The refreshed model is designed to build a stronger, more mutually beneficial ecosystem – supporting South African customers across a range of industries as they accelerate their digital and intelligent transformation. Huawei will collaborate closely with its extensive network of partners, as it looks to seize the vast opportunities available. More than 800 guests from across 300 enterprises attended the event in Johannesburg, highlighting Huawei's firm ongoing commitment to open collaboration, innovation and long-term investment in the local market.

In his opening speech, Gene Zhang, CEO of Huawei South Africa Enterprise, reaffirmed Huawei's objectives, stating: “Together, we will continue to develop tailored solutions for South African enterprises, bridge the digital divide through collaborative innovation and build a sustainable ICT talent pipeline. We look forward to learning from your experiences, addressing your challenges and building the solutions of tomorrow together.”

Over the past year, Huawei has recorded strong growth in South Africa’s enterprise market, with a notable increase in partners, customers and overall revenue. In his keynote address, Peter Zhang, Vice-President of Global Partner, Commercial and Distribution, Enterprise Sales, Huawei, reflected: “Our remarkable success in South Africa’s enterprise market owes much to the unwavering trust and backing from our customers and partners, as evidenced by the notable surge in both transactional partnerships and the number of customers we serve.” He further emphasised that, moving forward, Huawei remained committed to developing highly marketable products and tailored solutions aligned with industry-specific application scenarios. “We aim to offer more robust benefit protection and incentives for our partners, while jointly serving an extensive base of commercial customers alongside them.”