As Ariel Technologies' CEO, Malele felt he had much more opportunity to make a contribution to South Africa. All of Arivia.kom's software and e-commerce solutions are locally developed. Black empowerment is very close to Malele's heart. He is deputy chairman of the Black Information Technology Forum, and chairman of the Gauteng branch. He also sits on the management board of the Black Business Council .
Infrastructure is the biggest revenue contributor.
Its business is setting up both local and wide area networks, establishing virtual private networks, and outsourcing. Focused business solutions develops software applications. It has eight subsidiaries which specialise in specific sectors, from healthcare solutions to smartcard technology. Malele is especially proud of the work done by the smartcard division. It is involved in pension payouts via smartcards in the Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape and Namibia.