Mr. Dumisa Hlatshwayo; B Com, B Compt (Hons), CA (SA), MBA
DUMISA HLATSHWAYO IS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (SA) BY PROFESSION WHO ALSO HOLDS AN MBA DEGREE, BACHELORS OF COMPUTING SCIENCE (HONOURS) AND BACHELORS OF COMMERCE DEGREE. HE DID HIS TRAINING CONTRACT TOWARDS HIS PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION WITH DELOITTE AND TOUCH IN JOHANNESBURG, WHICH HE COMPLETED IN 1992. DUMISA IS A FINANCIAL DIRECTOR OF AVENG MANUFACTURING SINCE 2008 AND FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS BEFORE THEN HE WAS WORKING AS A FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AND TRANSFORMATIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE LARGEST FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, ALEXANDER FORBES FINANCIAL SERVICES. LATELY, AT AVENG MANUFACTURING, HE HAS HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD BOTH THE POSITIONS OF FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AND THAT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR DURING THE PERIOD WHEN HIS REPLACEMENT WAS NOT FINALIZED. DURING HIS CAREER HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING AND TURNING AROUND AN ADMINISTRATION COMPANY OF AN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. DUMISA HAS SAT IN VARIOUS BOARDS OF COMPANIES AS BOTH AN EXECUTIVE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DUTIES WHICH HE FULFILLED WITH DUE CARE AND SKILL. SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT ENJOYED HIS SERVICES INCLUDE AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA, AURCO GROUP WHERE HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN, ESTATE AGENTS AFFAIRS BOARD WHERE HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN, ALEXANDER FORBES FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ALL ITS SUBSIDIARIES. DUMISA HAS LIMITED HIS BOARD REPRESENTATIONS WITH A VIEW TO CREATING ENOUGH TIME TO FOCUS ON ADDING VALUE IN HIS DIRECT INVESTMENTS WHILST INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE OF THE COMPANIES IN WHICH HE IS INVESTED. DUMISA IS A DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDER OF SMARTVEST INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD, IMISEBE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD, MHAYISE PROPERTIES CC, AMATHANDANANI INVESTMENT HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD AND MERTIQUES STYLE HOUSE CC.

Mrs. Mercia Hlatshwayo; Diploma in Fashion Design
MERCIA IS A CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR WHO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO START AND RUN THE FASHION BUSINESS INVESTMENTS. MERCIA HAS BEEN A FASHION DESIGNER FROM AS EARLY AS WHEN SHE WAS FINISHING PRIMARY SCHOOL. OVER AND ABOVE THE FASHION ELEMENTS SHE HAS BEEN TASKED WITH INVESTMENT IDENTIFICATION AND FOLLOWS UPS IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY. IN HER PREVIOUS LIFE MERCIA WORKED AS A HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATOR OF AT&T SOUTH AFRICA AND LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA AND ALSO WORKED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA AS A PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MERTIQUES STYLE HOUSE. THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES SUCH AS SMARTVEST AND IMISEBE INVESTMENTS PRESENT TO US A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO PULL HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED, FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS PURPOSES

Mr. Mzuzukile Soni ; B Proc
MZUZUKILE SONI WORKED AS AN ASSOCIATE AT PHUKUBJE PIERCE MASITHELA ATTORNEYS FROM FEBRUARY 2006 TO DECEMBER 2008. HE OBTAINED HIS B PROC DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA. MZUZUKILE SONI COMPLETED HIS ARTICLES AT PAUL CASASOLA AND ASSOCIATES WHERE HE GAINED EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CIVIL LITIGATION. THIS ENTAILED, AMONGST OTHERS, DRAFTING ALL THE RELEVANT COURT DOCUMENTS, CONSULTING WITH CLIENTS AND COUNSEL, AND ALSO ATTENDING TO THE COURT. IT WAS AT PHUKUBJE PIERCE MASITHELA ATTORNEYS THAT HE WAS EXPOSED TO BROADCASTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY LAWS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ADVISING OF ICASA (THE INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA) IN THE PAY TV HEARINGS AS WELL AS IN THE DRAFTING OF THE REASONS DOCUMENT IN WHICH THE RESULTS OF THE HEARINGS WERE MADE KNOWN TO THE APPLICANTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MZUZUKILE SONI HAS GAINED MORE CIVIL LITIGATION KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN BOTH THE MAGISTRATES COURT AND THE HIGH COURT. CURRENTLY HE WORKS AS A CONTRACT SPECIALIST AT SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LTD (SASTECH) WHERE HE COMMENCED EMPLOYMENT IN JANUARY 2009. SASTECH IS A HIGHLY TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND WHILE IT HELPS TO HAVE A LEGAL BACKGROUND ONE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REASONABLE GRASP OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THE BUSINESS. THIS POSITION ENTAILS DRAFTING AND REVIEWING VARIOUS TYPES OF AGREEMENTS SUCH AS LICENSING AGREEMENTS REQUIRED IN VARIOUS HIGH LEVEL PROJECTS THAT DIFFERENT SASOL BUSINESS UNITS ARE WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SOME OF THESE AGREEMENTS REQUIRE A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF LEGAL SYSTEMS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE SASOL OPERATES. MZUZUKILE RECENTLY FOUNDED AND IS A DIRECTOR OF ILETHU AFRICA INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD, A COMPANY WHICH HE INTENDS TO USE AS A VEHICLE IN HOLDING INVESTMENTS IN VARIOUS STAR PERFORMING VENTURES.