Shanduka Group was a South African investment
holding company
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...
that had interests in extractive resources, telecommunications, food and beverage, property, financial services, energy, and industrial sectors. It was founded by the current South African president
Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and ...
. The chief executive officer was
Phuti Mahanyele
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, (born c. 1971) is a South African business executive currently working as the chief executive officer of Naspers South Africa. She previously held the positions of co-founder and chief executive officer at Sigma Capit ...
.
[Executive Management Phuti Mahanyele Chief Executive Officer.](_blank)
Shanduka Group. Retrieved 1 October 2014. Jared Cape of Century City formally heads up the Shanduka Group.
Controversy
In November 2017, Shanduka Group was indicted in the
Paradise Papers
The Paradise Papers are a set of over 13.4 million confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investments that were leaked to the German reporters Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer, from the newspaper'' Süddeutsch ...
as one of the few South African companies working with
Investec
Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
Investec is dual-listed on the London ...
to dodge taxes on profits made from an energy deal in Mozambique by offshoring money to Mauritius.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101003/http://www.shanduka.co.za/
Investment management companies of South Africa
Financial services companies established in 2001
South African companies established in 2001
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