Management

Silukhuni Legacy Distributors is sole owner, James T. Sibanda manages this business venture and other associated businesses. Additional management staff will be recruited as the need arise and this will be determined by the progress made by the business venture.

James T. Sibanda has been in the facilities management (property environment) for the past 21 years. He worked for Arthur Andersen Chartered Accounts as a Facilities Coordinator since 1996 to 2002. His duties included procurement of goods and services/company assets and rendering of all facilities services requirements. In January 2003, he joined the Liberty Group Ltd as the Premises coordinator. At Liberty Life his role included total management of all branches countrywide until March 9 2007. In October 15, 2007 he joined KPMG Johannesburg and served as a Facilities Manager until August 31, 2012. The same year in September 2012 he ran his own business and where he is currently running it as its owner/Managing Director. James holds numerous certificates and diplomas in facilities management and Health and Safety aspect of property management. His detailed curriculum vitae is obtainable on request. A more detailed company structure reflecting management and operational roles for your perusal is attached hitherto.

We believe that the combination of strong sales, production and property management skills will help us to see to the success of this business venture and hence the optimism we have.

Background and history of the organisation/business

Silukhuni Legacy Distributors has been formed after a very long struggle which started in year 2003. It started as a mini spaza shop and eventually grew to a bigger spaza shop in 2006 in Hammanskraal. Like any other business entity, it had endless challenges ranging from finance, infrastructure and lack of proper direction. In year 2007, March 16, its owner James T. Sibanda lost his employment and took his provident savings and purchased a medium sized building on a 4550m² piece of land at a cost of R85 000.00. It is in this building that a mini supermarket was opened with the help of Sanlam personal loan of R50 000.00, and the business has grown to bigger challenges. In August 2008, the business expanded its operation by installing a 37m² holding freezer for chicken products at a cost of about R150 000, after seeking a loan from ABSA and putting the owner’s house in Olifantsfontein as collateral.

On completion of the installation and purchasing of stock (R117 000.00) from Earlybird Farm, the country slipped into recession in 2008/2009 and the stock was reduced drastically by administration cost but the business is still going on despite these negative factors. This has also proven the resilience shown by the business under challenging circumstances; hence the potential and eventually the legal registration of the entity on 20 April 2011.