About the Group

A diversified South African enterprise, built to last

A diversified South African enterprise building enduring businesses across strategic industries.

Vision

To build a trusted, diversified and internationally competitive African enterprise that creates enduring value across generations.

Mission

To identify and develop viable commercial opportunities, build responsible businesses, establish strategic partnerships and contribute to employment, economic participation and sustainable development.

Purpose

To transform heritage, enterprise and opportunity into sustainable businesses that benefit stakeholders and communities.

Portrait of Adv Malixole (Max) Ntleki, Group Chief Executive Officer of Luwena Group

Adv Malixole (Max) Ntleki

Group Chief Executive Officer

Leads Luwena Group’s strategy across its operational divisions — Agriculture, Legal and Logistics — and its long-term programme of diversification into future strategic interests.

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How the Group fits together

An interconnected operating model

LUWENA GROUPAGRICULTURELEGALLOGISTICSIMPORT/EXPORTLIQUORTECHNOLOGYPROPERTYMININGPETROLEUMSECURITY

Luwena Group sits at the trunk of the business, with each division operating as a branch of one Group strategy. Luwena Agriculture produces and aggregates; Luwena Logistics transports; Luwena Legal supports compliance across the Group.

Future divisions extend the same model: Technology may in time enable Group systems, Property may provide facilities, Security Services may protect people and assets, Import and Export may open new markets, and Liquor may develop beverage products — while Mining and Petroleum remain longer-term industrial opportunities.

Divisions are built with reusable structures so that any division which becomes commercially viable can, in time, be incorporated as its own independently governed subsidiary without redesigning the Group.