Wonga
Dries Grobler Jr. is a Site Reliability Engineer at Wonga since July 2019, contributing to the Technical Operations team focused on DevOps, ITOps, and Production Support. Notable projects led by Dries include Atlassian Cloud migration, new Atlassian Servicedesk implementation, and Omada One Identity integration, alongside completed initiatives such as cloud infrastructure and data warehouse rewrites to AWS and Azure. Previously, Dries worked at MWEB from January 2007 to June 2019, progressing from Service Desk Representative to Senior Support Analyst, and held positions as Quality Assurance Specialist and Administrator, where responsibilities included managing test environments and leading tester teams. Dries's educational background is from Jan van Riebeeck, spanning 2001 to 2005.
Wonga
Wonga.co.za is an online lender that offers flexible and affordable short-term loans of up to R8000. Our application process is totally online, with no paperwork or hidden fees. There’s no need to visit a branch, and we don’t charge an application fee or a deposit. Our online application process is simple and easy-to-understand, and only takes a few minutes. First-time applicants can apply for R500 to R4000, for between 4 days and 3 months. You can even repay your loan early to save on interest and fees. If you’re a returning customer, your trust rating determines how much you can borrow – up to R8000. The Wonga Money Academy offers exciting and informative financial literacy content – where you can #MasterYourMoney by learning more about the four pillars of financial literacy; debt, savings, budgeting, and investing. Wonga is regulated by the National Credit Regulator and all loan applicants are credit checked and need to pass stringent lending and affordability criteria prior to approval. This is in line with our commitment to being a responsible financial services provider.