iOCO

iOCO is a South African technology-services company that provides information-technology solutions to businesses and government institutions. The company was previously known as EOH Holdings and EOH Group, names associated with a broad technology-services organization that operated across the public and private sectors. Its activities have included the delivery and implementation of enterprise technology, systems, and related professional services, although the available reference material does not provide a complete current catalogue of its offerings. The company became closely associated with South Africa's public-sector technology procurement environment. A major example was a tender awarded in 2017 for the modernization of the Department of Home Affairs' population-register system. The contract was reported as being worth almost R300 million, but the available reference material states that no work had been completed by 2022. A later forensic-accounting investigation characterized the bidding process as affected by serious corruption concerns and reported that the company had prevailed over competing bidders in that environment. The EOH name was also damaged by allegations concerning malpractice, tender irregularities, and government contracting under earlier leadership. Executive Jehan Mackay was implicated in allegations involving bribery intended to secure South African government contracts during 2015 and 2016. In 2020, company representatives testified before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, commonly known as the Zondo Commission, regarding the group's involvement in allegations of government corruption and state capture. In December 2024, the company was rebranded as iOCO. The change was presented as an effort to create distance from the controversy associated with the former EOH identity and its previous leadership. The rebranding marks a significant change in corporate presentation, but the available sources do not establish that it represented a change in ownership, legal structure, operating footprint, or service portfolio. iOCO remains identified in the reference material as a South African provider of technology services to commercial and public-sector customers.

iOCO's documented history in the available reference material is primarily the history of EOH Group, the name under which the company was previously known. The business operated as a South African provider of technology services to both commercial organizations and government institutions. Its public-sector work placed it within an important and sensitive part of the South African technology market, where large information-systems contracts could involve national administrative infrastructure. The company's earlier identity became associated with allegations concerning public procurement and government contracting. During 2015 and 2016, executive Jehan Mackay was implicated in allegations of bribery connected with attempts to obtain South African government contracts. These allegations formed part of a wider set of concerns about malpractice and tender irregularities associated with the group and its previous leadership. In 2017, EOH won a tender from the Department of Home Affairs to update the country's population-register system. The contract was reported as having a value of almost R300 million. According to the available reference material, no work had been completed under the tender by 2022. A subsequent investigation by forensic-accounting firm Nexia SAB&T reported that the company had succeeded in what it described as a bidding process seriously affected by corruption. These findings made the tender a prominent example of the scrutiny directed at EOH's public-sector business. In 2020, representatives of the company appeared before the Zondo Commission, South Africa's judicial inquiry into allegations of state capture. Their testimony concerned the group's involvement in government corruption allegations and public-sector contracting. The appearance placed the company within the broader national investigation into relationships between businesses, political power, and state institutions. In December 2024, EOH Group was rebranded as iOCO. The stated purpose of the rebrand was to distance the company from the scandal and allegations associated with the EOH name. The available sources do not provide sufficient information to determine whether the change involved a new legal entity, a change of ownership, a restructuring of operations, or only a change in commercial identity. Consequently, iOCO should be understood as the current brand identity of the technology-services business formerly presented as EOH Group, while its complete present-day product portfolio and corporate structure remain insufficiently documented in the supplied material.

• 2024

  Rebrand to iOCO

  [1]IOCOen.wikipedia.org

  EOH Group adopted the iOCO name in December 2024 to distance the business from controversies associated with the former EOH identity.

• 2022

  Forensic scrutiny of population-register tender

  [1]IOCOen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material reported that no work had been completed on the 2017 population-register tender by 2022 and cited a Nexia SAB&T investigation into the bidding process.

• 2020

  Testimony before the Zondo Commission

  [1]IOCOen.wikipedia.org

  Company representatives testified before South Africa's inquiry into state capture about allegations concerning government corruption and the group's public-sector activities.

• 2017

  Population-register modernization tender

  [1]IOCOen.wikipedia.org

  EOH won a tender of almost R300 million to update the Department of Home Affairs' population-register system.

• 2015

  Allegations involving government-contract bribery

  [1]IOCOen.wikipedia.org

  EOH executive Jehan Mackay was implicated in allegations involving bribery to obtain South African government contracts during 2015 and 2016.

A South African technology-services provider serving business and government customers, with a post-2024 identity intended to separate the operating brand from the controversies associated with the former EOH name.

• IT services

  Technology services

  The company provides technology services to businesses and government institutions. The supplied reference material identifies this broad service activity but does not specify a complete current breakdown of consulting, infrastructure, software, managed-service, or support offerings.

• Public-sector technology · 2017

  Government information-technology solutions

  EOH's documented public-sector work included large government technology engagements. A notable project involved the proposed modernization of the Department of Home Affairs' population-register system, although the reference material states that the contracted work had not been completed by 2022.

• 2020

  State-capture inquiry testimony

  Company representatives testified before the Zondo Commission about the group's alleged involvement in government corruption and state capture.

  Source

• 2017

  Population-register tender controversy

  EOH's almost R300 million Department of Home Affairs tender became controversial after no work had reportedly been completed by 2022 and a forensic investigation identified serious corruption concerns in the bidding process.

  Source

• 2015

  Alleged bribery in government contracting

  Executive Jehan Mackay was implicated in allegations that bribery was used to obtain South African government contracts during 2015 and 2016.

  Source

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• 2024

  Rebranding from EOH Group to iOCOStrategy

  Background

  The EOH name had become associated with allegations of malpractice, tender irregularities, and public-sector corruption involving previous leadership.

  Action taken

  The company changed its commercial identity to iOCO in December 2024.

  Aftermath

  The rebrand was intended to distance the business from the former EOH identity. The available material does not establish whether ownership, legal structure, or operations also changed.

  Source

1. 1IOCOen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official iOCO websiteeoh.co.za