About Us
African Pioneer Group
Our Group
Through The Ages
It all started more than three decades ago when the pioneering team took a calculated risk back in 1990 and formed their first company, the Uitenhage Investment Company. Within two years the company’s membership soared to an incredible 600 shareholders comprising of individuals, Shops and taxi owners. The group’s investment portfolio increased as a result of investment acquisitions in the food & beverage industry, including Pioneer Fishing, Coca Cola Fortune and Woodlands Dairy.
In 2013, the company was awarded an LPM Route Operator License and in 2014 a Bookmakers License, both for the Eastern Cape.
Purchased the Glenryck Brand and Operating Company from Bidvest.
Became the majority shareholder of HIK Abalone.
Invested in Cofrigob, a Freezing Plant in Boujdour, Morocco.
The Group, led by founder and CEO Stephen Dondolo, is one of South Africa’s largest and most successful unlisted Black Economic Empowerment Investment Companies. It remains 100% black-owned and has diversified its investment portfolio into Food and Beverages, Leisure and Entertainment, and Renewable Energy sectors. The Group is committed to South Africa’s Economic Empowerment Employment Equity Laws and has grown significantly through pragmatic and progressive business management. With nearly a hundred shareholders, mainly from the black communities of the Eastern Cape, the Group has also expanded its Corporate Social Investment Program, benefiting previously disadvantaged communities and individuals in the region.
Our Leadership Team
African Pioneer Group has a diverse leadership team of qualified, dedicated and especialy passionate individuals. Each of these individuals on the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors and our Shareholders is passionate about transformation, working towards our philosophy, where we seek to be a progressive force within the economy. Pioneering for growth through a policy of pragmatic and progressive business management.”
African Pioneer Group brings the benefit of a level 1 BBBEE certification and board representation to all its major investments. It has 100% effective black ownership through major its major shareholder Dondolo Capital (Pty) Ltd, the Ditikeni Trust (NGO) and a number of individual shareholders.
Our Leadership Team
