Gauteng Business 2018-19 edition
A unique guide to business and investment in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The 2018/19 edition of Gauteng Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on the concept of the Urban Development Zone which underpins the successful urban growth strategy that is being pursued in the province, and on the importance of airports in regional economic thinking. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
A unique guide to business and investment in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The 2018/19 edition of Gauteng Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on the concept of the Urban Development Zone which underpins the successful urban growth strategy that is being pursued in the province, and on the importance of airports in regional economic thinking.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
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INTERVIEW<br />
Adding value in property,<br />
construction and mining<br />
Group Chairman Ndavhe Mareda traces the history of the<br />
diversified and 100% black-owned Makole Group and outlines<br />
plans for expansion.<br />
In what regions do you operate?<br />
The Makole Group primarily operates in the <strong>Gauteng</strong> region. It has property<br />
development projects throughout <strong>Gauteng</strong> and a coal mine east of Pretoria.<br />
Ndavhe Mareda<br />
How and when did the business start?<br />
The business started in 2004 as a construction company servicing the private<br />
residential home builder market. It grew into a construction company able to<br />
execute projects for thousands of units. The most recent addition is the mining<br />
component which consists of a colliery and a number of prospecting projects.<br />
What is your focus as a business?<br />
The focus of the Makole Group for the construction business is to become an<br />
established property development and infrastructure construction company.<br />
The focus for the mining business is to develop export opportunities for coal<br />
and conclude exploration projects for coal and other commodities and bring<br />
them into operation in the short-to-medium term.<br />
BIOGRAPHY<br />
Ndavhe Mareda is the founding<br />
member and chairman<br />
of Makole Group, the parent<br />
company of Makole Property<br />
Development, MDP<br />
Consulting and Black Royalty<br />
Minerals, owners of the<br />
Chilwavhusiku Colliery based<br />
in Bronkhorstspruit. His role is<br />
to grow the group by identifying<br />
and executing expansion<br />
and diversification strategies<br />
by developing and acquiring<br />
growth targets, managing<br />
investor and stakeholder relations<br />
and providing overall<br />
strategic leadership.<br />
What services do you provide?<br />
Property development, infrastructure construction, construction consulting<br />
and mining.<br />
Please name and describe some of your operations in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
The Makole Group is a diversified South African 100% black-owned infrastructure,<br />
property development and mining group. The three operating units are:<br />
• Makole Property Developments: experience in infrastructure planning,<br />
designs, project management and community participation<br />
• MDP Consulting: specialist construction skills available include project<br />
managers, engineering professionals, town and regional planners,<br />
quantity surveyors and environmental specialists<br />
• Black Royalty Minerals: operates the Chilwavhusiku Colliery located at<br />
Bronkhorstspruit, and developing several prospecting rights.<br />
What are the strengths of the Makole Group?<br />
We have more than a decade of experience in the property development<br />
and infrastructure space. We are a 100% black-owned group who creates<br />
value adding products to the South African economy in the construction<br />
and mining industry. We are also the first 100% black-owned mining group<br />
in South Africa.<br />
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