Rali Mampeule Explained

Rali Mampeule
Birth Date:22 December 1979
Birth Place:Mokwasele, Modjadji, South Africa
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Occupation:South African 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]
Boards: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 (b. Ralebala Matome 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 is the first black South African to own a Real Estate agency in South Africa.[9] [10] Additionally is also a member of Forbes Real Estate Council.[11] [12]

Early life

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

Rali, started 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 in real estate as a real estate agent assistant at Chas Everitt International Property Group in Brynston, Johannesburg later that year[15] and in 2004, he acquired a Chas Everitt franchise in Midrand, South Africa, making him the first black real estate top executive in South African history.[16] [17]

In 2005 Nedbank awarded Rali Mampeule with the Young Lion Award and the Property Professional of the Year Award in the following year 2006/2007.[18] Rali was a contributor to the South African Property Transformation Charter in 2006 and in 2008, he was awarded the African Heritage Society (AHS) Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year.[19] [20]

Rali Mampeule founded South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund in 2019 to assist the South African government in addressing the country's housing deficit,[21] [22] the fund is currently valued at $1 Billion[23] and has sat at the Real Estate Industry Regulator the Estate Agents Affairs Board (EAAB). In 2019, Mampeule became the first South African to join the Forbes Real Estate Council.[24] [25] He was appointed chairman of the University of Johannesburg Research Center (SMaCT) in April 2022.[26] [27] [28] [29]

Awards and recognition

In 2019 Mampeule was awarded the Socio-Economic Impact Award by (SAIBPP).[30] In 2023 was recognized as a [Business Leader] in the Top 100 Property Leaders by the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP)[31] then in the same year he was also awarded BBQ South African Community Builder of the Year Award.[32] Rali Mampeule is known for contributing to the transformation and empowerment within the real estate industry in South Africa through innovative initiatives including introduction of earthquake resilient 3D-printed concrete homes when he partnered with the University of Johannesburg to build the first 3D concrete printed house in South Africa in 2023.[33] [34]

Philanthropy

Rali Mampeule together with Makentse Mampeule[35] established The Mampeule Foundation in 2019.[36] [37] The organisation is a non-profit organisation in South Africa known to offer assistance in Property Education, Global Health,[38] local Community Development, and Bursaries[39] [40] for tertiary education.[41] [42] [43]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A young South African Property Billionaire is launching a housing and infrastructure fund . 24 June 2019 .
  2. Web site: The Journal of African Business Issue 7 .
  3. Web site: Makentse Mampeule - A formidable force. Melissa. Nare. June 29, 2023. Ignitedwomanmag.
  4. Web site: Meet Rali Mampeule: Magoebaskloof local behind global surgery fund for the poor #WEF20. Linda van. Tilburg. January 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: Meet South Africa's Top Real Estate Entrepreneur Rali Mampeule!. startupmag.co.za. 20 January 2021 .
  6. Web site: Accelerating the delivery of affordable housing in Africa. September 20, 2023. Global Africa Network.
  7. Web site: From hawker to Harvard, Rali Mampuele is now the go-to guy for real estate in SA. March 2, 2021. Face2Face Africa.
  8. Web site: UNITAR launches the Global Surgery Foundation (GSF) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. UNITAR.
  9. Web site: Black Excellence: Rali Mampuele Moves From Street Hawker To Harvard, And A Real Estate Mogul In South Africa. March 3, 2021. Duke International Magazine.
  10. Web site: GQ South Africa sits down with Rali Mampeule in association with LOUIS XIII. 14 January 2020 . www.youtube.com.
  11. Web site: SA property tycoon joins global real estate elite on Forbes council.
  12. Web site: Riding South Africa's EV boom | CNN . . 30 April 2024 .
  13. Web site: ENTREPRENEUR: How Rali Mampeule went from hawker to Harvard. BusinessLIVE.
  14. Web site: Entrepreneur Rali Mampeule reveals the next big thing in real estate. www.gq.co.za.
  15. Web site: Former agent turned property mogul shares insight. January 30, 2020.
  16. Web site: Rali Mampeule on black owned land. 10 August 2014 . www.youtube.com.
  17. Web site: Mampeule leaves Chas Everitt for new venture | MyProperty. January 17, 2008. MyProperty South Africa.
  18. Web site: Creating real value from unregistered real estate. November 4, 2014.
  19. Web site: From estate agent to property entrepreneur | Property Professional. Keenan. Prinsloo. January 16, 2020.
  20. Web site: 'New blood in old veins'. Lesetja. Malope. Citypress.
  21. Web site: SAHIF: South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund honours women in Real Estate and Construction. www.polity.org.za.
  22. Web site: Engineering News - SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures in aid of Covid-19. Engineering News.
  23. Web site: A young South African Property Billionaire is launching a housing and infrastructure fund. Hommes d'Afrique. Magazine. June 24, 2019.
  24. Web site: SA land and property developer inducted into Forbes Real Estate Council | Namibia Economist.
  25. Web site: Rali Mampeule becomes first South African to join Forbes Real Estate Council. SowetanLIVE.
  26. Web site: Government eyes 3D printing to address housing backlog. 28 January 2023 . www.youtube.com.
  27. Web site: SAHIF secures $38 million recapitalisation to boost expansion . 31 March 2024 .
  28. Web site: SA Housing and Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF) Secures $38 Million for . 31 March 2024 .
  29. Web site: SAHIF secures $38Million (R700Million): Aims to recapitalize business by settling funds, existing facilities with AIIM and Old mutual hybrids Equity .
  30. Web site: Benefactor and CEO wins BBQ Community Builder of the Year Award.
  31. Web site: Supporting Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Building Communities with Proptech in South Africa – NICAR.
  32. Web site: SAHIF CEO Rali Mampeule wins BBQ South African Community Builder of the Year Award. May 2, 2023.
  33. Web site: 3D printing manufacturer CyBe Construction sets foot in South Africa - Rali Mampeule. News24.
  34. Web site: RALI MAMPEULE 20YRS IN REAL ESTATE PLOT 323. 5 June 2021 . www.youtube.com.
  35. Web site: The Mampeule Foundation. June 30, 2023. Global Africa Network.
  36. Web site: Mampeule on AHIF's role in fostering African progress. 21 September 2023 . www.youtube.com.
  37. Web site: LOCAL HEROES | NGOs come together to help build house for Winterveldt family. Amanda. Phage. August 1, 2022.
  38. Web site: Rali Mampeule. The Global Surgery Foundation.
  39. Web site: Mampeule Foundation Bursary South Africa 2022 - 2023 .
  40. Web site: Mampeule Foundation Bursary South Africa. January 15, 2022. allbursaries.co.za.
  41. Web site: https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-times/20200124/281689731778460. PressReader.
  42. Web site: UN General Assembly | World leaders seek to achieve agenda 2030. 22 September 2023 . www.youtube.com.
  43. Web site: Land and Housing | SAHIF seeks funding at World Economic Forum. 23 January 2023 . www.youtube.com.

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