Globally commercialise poultry farming and develop agricultural green and smart cities.
FOUNDER │ CHAIRMAN
Mr. Sandile K. Ngcobo is the visionary behind the African Agricultural Cities Concept. He founded the African Agri-Cities and Agri-Cities Investment Group with seven partners.
He is also a co-owner and founding member of TOBAKA Investment Pty Ltd. Tobaka Architects & Urban Designers, with more than 20 years of varied field experience in Architecture and Project Management. He has assisted in developing businesses like Consultium Architects and worked with several professional businesses in the built environment. His primary roles include managing most of the high security and complex projects for TOBAKA.
Mr Ngcobo has worked with several Government Departments in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu Natal Provinces. He has worked as a Principal Agent, Project Architect and Project Manager for more than 17 years with an Architectural background experience of more than 25 years. He has worked on several projects across the built environment spectrum from Office Blocks, Government Complex, Hospitals, Clinics, Schools, Housing complex, Social Housing units and Mega Infrastructure Projects. He has also engaged with several Organs of States such as SASS, NIA, COMSEC, OIC, spearheading their projects nationally and internationally. Mr Ngcobo studied Architecture, Business and Project Management at the Durban University of Technology, University of Johannesburg, and University of Cape Town.
FOUNDER │ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mary Mazibuko is a seasoned entrepreneur with a diverse professional background. She is the Managing Director and owner of M-Way Trading Enterprise, a company involved in catering, transportation, and supply chain services for both government and private sectors.
Before her current role, she held positions in banking, teaching, and administration. She is an alumnus of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA), where she honed her entrepreneurial skills.
Mary has also served as the Deputy Chairperson for the Farmers’ Lab, Izindaba Zokudla – a Conversation About Food, a project led by Professor Naude Malan at the University of Johannesburg.
She holds a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from the University of South Africa (Unisa) and a Junior Management Certificate by the Commission for Administration. Additionally, she has completed various courses in commercial studies, communication, customer care, conflict management, and more.
Mary is a successful commercial poultry farmer, owning an 862-hectare farm in Potchefstroom, JB Marks Municipality, Kenneth Kaunda District in the North West Province. The farm has a capacity of 81,000 poultry per cycle, and she is currently planning to expand.
In addition to poultry, she also owns 34 heifers and 2 bulls, with a particular fondness for the Droughtmaster breed. She aspires to become a stud breeder in the future. Mary also manages a quarter hectare vegetable garden on her farm.
She is the founder and CEO of African Agri-Cities, a non-profit company dedicated to commercialising and industrialising poultry farming for African Poultry Farmers. Through this venture, she shares her experience and uses her farm for theoretical, practical, and administrative training to benchmark the company’s Affiliates Programme.
FOUNDER │ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mr Nyakudya an experienced Chartered Accountant with an eye for detail, and an agent of change has been responsible for turning around companies that he has worked in. Augustine has over 27 years’ experience in finance leadership across Africa in listed and unlisted companies in Ghana, Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. His industry experience includes Agriculture, Manufacturing, FMCG and Construction. A holder of a degree in Accountancy and an MBA from the University of Zimbabwe, Augustine is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, CGMA), and an Associate Chartered Secretary.
FOUNDER : CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Mr Nathaniel Thusi is a Business Consultant and an Entrepreneur with over 20 years of managerial experience drawn from FMCG companies, information communication technology sector and transport/logistics industries. He was appointed by the South African cabinet to serve in the National Small Business Advisory Council (NSBAC) within the Department of Trade and Industry Ministry, where he provided advice and guidance on small business development matters, initially serving under Honourable Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa and later Honourable Minister Dr Rob Davies. He also served as a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Industry Stakeholders within the National Consumer Commission as directed by the Consumer Protection Act. His strengths as a Professional can be attributed to Financial Management, Organisational planning and development of Strategies, Business Development, Strategic Marketing and Stakeholder Relations Management. Mr Thusi’s positive attitude towards service excellence, strategic thinking and customer relations enhances the building of good relationships with clients. Mr Thusi is a Bachelor of Science graduate from the University of Fort Hare and also possesses an MBA Degree from GSB (Graduate School of Business) within the university of Durban-Westville and is also credited with CIMA modules.
FOUNDER │ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Duduzile Tshabalala is an Independent Contractor providing Internal Auditing, HRM & Fraud Risk Management services. She held a public office for 22 years; 14 of which in senior management level as chief audit executive. Her key expertise are Strategic planning frameworks; policy formulation; performance management; monitoring and evaluation; audit management and consultancy; enterprise-wide risk management; Financial management; PFMA and Treasury regulations; King Code on corporate governance and Human resource management. She holds an MSc in Audit Management and Consultancy and is currently finalising a Mcom: Economics with focus in Agriculture.
FOUNDER │ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sipho Gift Mncube is a Dynamic and motivated individual with a proven record of generating and building relationships, Managing projects from concept to completion.
Skilled in demonstrating exceptional communication skills, and making critical decisions during challenges.
Adaptable and transformational leader with an ability to work independently, creating effective presentations, and developing opportunities that further establish organizational goals.
Has proven success in running an Insurance brokerage company which was established in 2008 and is still running to date.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Lumkile Mkwalo started his career as a Business Analyst and progressed to Project Management and Programme Management. He has implemented projects and programmes across the continent of Africa, using project talent from as far afield as India, England, USA and Brazil. His experience allows him to be an effective problem solver and innovative solution designer. His experience spans the public sector and the banking sector, and he is effective at project implementation through collaborative engagements with all stakeholders. He is skilled at converting a basic project brief from an executive wish-list into a fully-fledged funded project-programme-portfolio through scenario-planning supported by business case development and project selection in order to deliver the desired executive value-proposition. He is an MBA graduate with 22 years of multinational experience in various Project roles.
