Nkuli Mkhize
Bachelor Social Science (BSocSc), the University of Cape Town, 1997
Masters in Development Finance (MDevFin) Stellenbosch University, 2009
Executive Development Programme in Investment Banking, GIBS and Stern University, 2013
A highly motivated, solutions-focused thought leader who believes in getting things done, a published author and an entrepreneur, Nkuli’s work experience has a strong developmental funding thread running through it.
After leaving her first job at Alexander Forbes Western Cape as a Divisional Assistant in the Employee Benefits Division, she joined Investment South Africa, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), as one of the executive assistants in the CEO’s office. She was soon promoted to Investment Officer responsible for promoting foreign direct investments into, and exports out of, the South African automotive sector, before being appointed as the youngest South African trade attaché at the time, first to Israel, and subsequently, to Dubai.
Nkuli later moved to Wesgro – the official Tourism, Trade and Investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape – as executive manager, and she was later promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). After this she took up the position of Stakeholder and Business Development Manager in Investment Banking at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Her responsibilities at the DBSA included economic project development and facilitation as well as funding, for which she developed an intense passion. This ultimately led to her being part of the team that started the R9 billion Jobs Fund.
After the DBSA she founded Mteule Group which specialises in the raising of capital, project development and investment structuring. Nkuli then co-founded SP Impact Fund in 2018, which specialises in the funding of construction SMMEs and, 3 years later, in 2021, she co-founded Capitall House of Companies.
As Managing Director of Capitall and among her various responsibilities is the Group’s sound financial management. Her extensive experience in developmental funding space are major assets to the organisation.
Stephen Ntsandeni
Bachelor of Science in Building Management (BSc Bldg Mgmt), the University of Cape Town, 1994
Management Advancement Programme (MAP), Wits Business School, 2006
Certificate in Property Development and Investments, the University of Cape Town, 2019
Stephen Ntsandeni’s work experience is a unique blend of private and public sector involvement.
He started his career as a trainee property broker at RMS Syfrets (now Colliers RMS) and was promoted to property development manager, in which position he was responsible for the construction of the first three shopping centres located in Soweto (Dobson Point, Meadow Point and Protea Point). At Schneid Israelites and Partners he was responsible for the project management of an upgrade of a section of the OR Tambo Airport International.
It was while employed at Colliers RMS that he was project manager for the Monte Casino Entertainment Complex, a major construction project that was catalytic to the growth of the Fourways CBD and the development of the surrounding infrastructure. Later, in the employ of SYP, he served as project manager for the Emperor’s Palace. He was also project manager for the refurbishment of high-end Pick n Pay concept stores in Gauteng and he co-ordinated tenant installation at Kempton Square in Kempton Park.
It was in Stephen’s next job as a project manager at the Independent Development Trust (IDT) – an agency of the Department of Public Works responsible for infrastructure development– that he was in charge, from conceptualising to execution, of the development of some of the country’s public property landmarks.
In 2021 Stephen co-founded Capitall House of Companies, together with 2 other partners. As the company’s Technical Director, he is responsible for all the technical aspects of the projects the company is involved in. He also supervises all architects, quantity surveyors and engineers.