Rali Mampeule
Rali Mampeule | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ralebala Matome Mampeule 22 December 1979 Mokwasele village, Modjadji, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Real estate investor, founder and CEO of the African Housing and Infrastructure Fund (AHIF) and a member of Forbes Real Estate Council[1] |
Board member of | African Housing and Infrastructure Fund, MetroFibre Networx (MFN), Global Surgery Foundation (GSF): Transitional High-Level Council, Mampeule Foundation, University of Johannesburg Research Centre[2] |
| Spouse | Makentse Mampeule[3] |
| Children | 2[4] |
Rali Mampeule is a South African entrepreneur and philanthropist.[5][4][6] He is the founder of the African Housing and Infrastructure Fund (AHIF)[7] and the founding donor of the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF).[8]
Rali Mampeule was the first black South African to own a real estate agency in South Africa.[9][10] He is also a member of Forbes Real Estate Council.[11][12]
Early life
[edit]Rali Mampeule was born on 22 December 1979 in Mokwasele village, Modjadji and grew up in Daveyton township in Benoni, South Africa .[4] He attended his secondary education at Rand Park High School then attained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa then an Advanced Management Development Program (AMPD) in real estate from Harvard University .[13][14]
Career
[edit]Rali started his career in 2001 as a street hawker selling boerewors rolls while studying a Bachelor of Commerce degree through UNISA. He then met estate agent Paul Everitt, son of Charles Everitt, the founder of Chas Everitt International property group, who then assisted him to start his career as a real estate agent assistant at Chas Everitt International Property Group in Brynston, Johannesburg later that year.[15] In 2004, he acquired a Chas Everitt franchise in Midrand, making him the first black real estate top executive in South African history.[16][17] Rali was a contributor to the South African Property Transformation Charter in 2006.[18][19]
Rali Mampeule founded South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund in 2019 to assist the South African government in addressing the country's housing deficit.[20][21] The fund is currently valued at $1 Billion.[22] He has sat at the Real Estate Industry Regulator the Estate Agents Affairs Board (EAAB). In 2019, Rali became the first South African to join the Forbes Real Estate Council.[23][24] He was appointed chairman of the University of Johannesburg Research Center (SMaCT) in April 2022.[25][26][27][28]
Recognition
[edit]In 2005 Nedbank awarded Rali Mampeule with the Young Lion Award, and in 2006/2007 he was also awarded the Property Professional of the Year Award .[29] In 2008 he was awarded the African Heritage Society (AHS) Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year.[30][31]
In 2019 Rali was awarded the Socio-Economic Impact Award by the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP).[32] In 2023, he was also recognized as a Business Leader in the Top 100 Property Leaders by the SAIBPP,[33] then in the same year he was also awarded BBQ South African Community Builder of the Year Award.[34]
Rali Mampeule is known for contributing to the real estate industry in South Africa through various initiatives, including his partnering with the University of Johannesburg to introduce the first earthquake resilient 3D-printed concrete homes in South Africa in 2023.[35][36]
Philanthropy
[edit]Rali Mampeule together with Makentse Mampeule[37] established The Mampeule Foundation in 2019.[38][39] The organisation is a non-profit organisation in South Africa known to offer assistance in property education, global health,[40] local community development, and bursaries[41][42] for tertiary education.[43][44][45]
References
[edit]- ↑ "A young South African Property Billionaire is launching a housing and infrastructure fund". 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Journal of African Business Issue 7".
- ↑ Nare, Melissa (June 29, 2023). "Makentse Mampeule - A formidable force". Ignitedwomanmag.
- 1 2 3 Tilburg, Linda van (January 27, 2020). "Meet Rali Mampeule: Magoebaskloof local behind global surgery fund for the poor #WEF20".
- ↑ "Meet South Africa's Top Real Estate Entrepreneur Rali Mampeule!". startupmag.co.za. 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Accelerating the delivery of affordable housing in Africa". Global Africa Network. September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "From hawker to Harvard, Rali Mampuele is now the go-to guy for real estate in SA". Face2Face Africa. March 2, 2021.
- ↑ "UNITAR launches the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos". UNITAR.
- ↑ "Black Excellence: Rali Mampuele Moves From Street Hawker To Harvard, And A Real Estate Mogul In South Africa". Duke International Magazine. March 3, 2021.
- ↑ "GQ South Africa sits down with Rali Mampeule in association with LOUIS XIII". 14 January 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "SA property tycoon joins global real estate elite on Forbes council".
- ↑ "Riding South Africa's EV boom | CNN". CNN. 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "ENTREPRENEUR: How Rali Mampeule went from hawker to Harvard". BusinessLIVE.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur Rali Mampeule reveals the next big thing in real estate". www.gq.co.za.
- ↑ "Former agent turned property mogul shares insight". January 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Rali Mampeule on black owned land". 10 August 2014 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Mampeule leaves Chas Everitt for new venture". MyProperty South Africa. MyProperty. January 17, 2008.
- ↑ Prinsloo, Keenan (January 16, 2020). "From estate agent to property entrepreneur | Property Professional".
- ↑ Malope, Lesetja. "'New blood in old veins'". Citypress.
- ↑ "SAHIF: South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund honours women in Real Estate and Construction". www.polity.org.za.
- ↑ "Engineering News - SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures in aid of Covid-19". Engineering News.
- ↑ Magazine, Hommes d'Afrique (June 24, 2019). "A young South African Property Billionaire is launching a housing and infrastructure fund".
- ↑ "SA land and property developer inducted into Forbes Real Estate Council | Namibia Economist".
- ↑ "Rali Mampeule becomes first South African to join Forbes Real Estate Council". SowetanLIVE.
- ↑ "Government eyes 3D printing to address housing backlog". 28 January 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "SAHIF secures $38 million recapitalisation to boost expansion". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 31 March 2024.
- ↑ "SA Housing and Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF) Secures $38 Million for". The Southern African Times. 31 March 2024.
- ↑ "SAHIF secures $38Million (R700Million): Aims to recapitalize business by settling funds, existing facilities with AIIM and Old mutual hybrids Equity".
- ↑ "Creating real value from unregistered real estate". November 4, 2014.
- ↑ Prinsloo, Keenan (January 16, 2020). "From estate agent to property entrepreneur | Property Professional".
- ↑ Malope, Lesetja. "'New blood in old veins'". Citypress.
- ↑ "Benefactor and CEO wins BBQ Community Builder of the Year Award". 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "Supporting Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Building Communities with Proptech in South Africa – NICAR".
- ↑ "SAHIF CEO Rali Mampeule wins BBQ South African Community Builder of the Year Award". May 2, 2023.
- ↑ "3D printing manufacturer CyBe Construction sets foot in South Africa - Rali Mampeule". News24.
- ↑ "RALI MAMPEULE 20YRS IN REAL ESTATE PLOT 323". 5 June 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "The Mampeule Foundation". Global Africa Network. June 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Mampeule on AHIF's role in fostering African progress". 21 September 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ Phage, Amanda (August 1, 2022). "LOCAL HEROES | NGOs come together to help build house for Winterveldt family".
- ↑ "Rali Mampeule". The Global Surgery Foundation.
- ↑ "Mampeule Foundation Bursary South Africa 2022 - 2023".
- ↑ "Mampeule Foundation Bursary South Africa". allbursaries.co.za. January 15, 2022.
- ↑ "SA's Mampeule backs Global Surgery Foundation". January 24, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ↑ "UN General Assembly | World leaders seek to achieve agenda 2030". 22 September 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Land and Housing | SAHIF seeks funding at World Economic Forum". 23 January 2023 – via www.youtube.com.