Yesterday, Stephen Newton, the Country Manager of Google South Africa, announced that Google will be starting to collect imagery in some of South Africa’s major cities for Google Street View.

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Google South Africa today announced the appointment of a new country manager to run its local operation in Johannesburg.  Stephen Newton, former Google Head of Analytics & Commerce for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has been named as Google SA country manager.

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Well, this is a surprise. I just stumbled onto an article while browsing IOL last night – Google SA head quits

The article states that Google, on Monday, confirmed Stafford’s resignation as the head of Google’s South African operations and that the search for a replacement is on. The main reasons for his departure is to spend time with his family.

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