Guma Smart Card, wholly owned by Guma, specialises in smart card manufacturing for public telephones with an 'integrated chip module', global mobile systems (GMS), and loyalty and banking markets.

As a result of Guma's share holding, Guma Smart Card is the only 100% black-owned and managed smart card manufacturer in Africa.

Guma Smart Card was established in 2000 by the Executive Chairman, Mr. Robert Matana Gumede. Initially, Guma invested a hard-earned R30million in ACT, a company owned and managed by British citizen, Dr John Sterenborg. Guma bought out Sterenborgs shares in ACT but within a month Brait Merchant Bank, a creditor, instituted liquidation proceedings as Sterenborg had not disclosed the fact that ACT owed Brait R17million, the amount of which it had failed to service for a long period of time. In spite of Guma and Gumede spending millions to defend the action, ACT was eventually liquidated due to the undisclosed debt and fraud committed during Sterenborg's reign. Guma and Gumede instituted legal action against Dr Sterenborg claiming R52m as per the profit warranties given. Guma and Gumede were successfully awarded more than R40m by the Johannesburg Supreme Court. For more info on ACT see www.gumasmart.co.za

• Since its initial days of production Guma Smart Card has progressively grown and developed to become a dominant force on the African continent with clients in Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola.
• Guma Smart Card has an ISO 2001 certification.
• Guma Smart Card's clients currently range from telecommunication companies to GSM network operators.
• Guma Smart Card has an exclusive contract to supply all of Telkom's pre-paid smart cards.
• Guma Smart Card is well positioned to partake in future opportunities that exist for EMV cards in the banking sector as well as government issued identification and access cards.
• For further information on Guma Smart Card please visit www.gumasmart.co.za