Company Background
Mwanga Afrika Cables (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African black owned enterprise specializing in the design, manufacturing, and supply of the wide range of low, medium and high voltage electric power cable and wire products of high quality and international standards. “Mwanga” means “Light” in Swahili language and the name is aligned to the company’s vision which is to bring sustainable energy and light up the African continent.
The company is owned by a wholly black Azania Holamazwe Consortium and South Ocean Electric Wire Company (Pty) Ltd, a renowned low voltage electric power cable manufacturer and a subsidiary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed company, South Ocean Holdings Ltd.
Mwanga Afrika Cables is currently headquartered in Elandsfontein industrial hub, in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province. The company is in the process of building its own modern state of the art manufacturing facility in the Dube Tradeport Special Economic Zone in Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal Province.
Mwanga Afrika Cables offers a range of electric power cable including the medium voltage cross linked polyethylene cable (XLPE); Paper-Insulated cable (PILC); Aerial Bundled Conductor (ABC), Overhead Aluminium Conductors (ACSR) and related products and accessories. The company is the third South African power cable manufacturer to design, manufacture and supply High Voltage XLPE insulated cable and the first black owned company to manufacture this cable.
The new facility is a 58 893m2 facility which has a production capacity of 3,000km of cables ranging from 95mm2 to 2,000mm2, using copper and aluminium conductors.
As part of its local and regional expansion plan, Mwanga Afrika Cables has established local distribution hubs in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Limpopo province. The company has operations in the East Africa with a Distribution Centre in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya which service the East and Central African markets.
Ownership Structure
Mwanga is owned by Azania Holamazwe Consortium [70%], a 100% black owned entity, and South Ocean Electric Wire Company (Pty) Ltd [30%] , a subsidiary of the JSE listed company, South Ocean Holdings Ltd.
South Ocean Electric Wire Company (Pty) Ltd (SOEW) was established in 1989 and is a subsidiary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed company, South Ocean Holdings Ltd. SOEW currently operates an electrical cable manufacturing plant in Alrode, Alberton, South Africa.
Our Vision
Powered by modern highly advanced Research and Development, Mwanga Afrika Cables is a leading Pan-African black owned manufacturer and supplier of electric power cables and wire products of high-quality and international standards.
Our Mission
Working with international technology partners and guided by its five core values i.e. integrity, honesty, professionalism, innovation and excellence, Mwanga Afrika Cables strive to offer the African energy sector with new blueprint intelligent, cost-effective and sustainable technologies, solutions and services at a very competitive price.
Value Proposition
As a new innovative and vibrant company in the industry with knowledgeable international and local technology partners, Mwanga Afrika Cables is established to bring new intelligent, cost-effective and sustainable technologies, solutions and services to improve product development and competitiveness in the local and regional markets.
Values
Mwanga Afrika Cables existence is underpinned by five core values: integrity, honesty, professionalism, innovation and excellence and subscribe to the following principles:
- Act with uncompromising honesty and integrity in all our business operations and transactions whilst preserving superior quality, innovation, and professionalism.
- Create attractive returns through sustainable, profitable growth in all our investment activities.
- Promote environmental sustainability in all our operations as part of our commitment to green economy and emissions free planet.
- Employ innovative skills development and training programme, modern employee wellness and change management initiatives to inspire excellency and broad-minded leadership and position ourselves as an employer of choice.
- Build and promote a brand that all our external stakeholders including customers, suppliers, distributers, organised labour and the general community will proudly associate with.