Our Leadership
Mlambokatzi Fanana
Executive Director
Mlambokatzi Fanana
Executive Director
Lattef Ashekun
Shareholder
Lattef Ashekun
Shareholder
Vuyelwa Nyakaza
Shareholder
Vuyelwa Nyakaza
Shareholder
Edgar Mashinini
operations Executive
Edgar Mashinini
operations Executive
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Our Leadership
Mlambokatzi Fanana
Executive Director
Mlambokatzi Fanana is the founder and executive director at Selemo Investment Holdings - a dynamic businessman, intrepid serial entrepreneur and a seasoned Corporate Finance and Investment professional with a wealth of knowledge in pipeline origination, capital raise, valuations, due diligence, deal structuring, portfolio build and fund management. With an uncanny knack for new ideas and a pioneering spirit, Mlambokatzi has founded and invested in successful businesses in Financial Services, Information Technology, Marketing and Brand Communications in South Africa and Lesotho.
Before the advent of Selemo Investment Holdings, Mlambokatzi started his career as a marketing professional in South Africa where he plied his trade for reputable international advertising agency networks like Ogilvy and BBDO. His portfolio includes award-winning work for blue chip brands like Levis, Virgin Atlantic, KFC and DSTv. His work as a communication specialist, brand strategist and a distinguished copy writer garnered recognition that earned him British D&AD for writing, Cannes Award and New York One Show.
But it wouldn’t be too long before the entrepreneurship and business world started calling. He founded Movings Ads, South Africa, The Creative Lab and Channel Communications, Lesotho – a bespoke Alternative Media and Brand Communications company, and a boutique IT Services outfit, which employed over 70 people between them. With Selemo Investment Holdings; Mlambokatzi desired to create an investment firm that facilitates high value investments that match productive pipeline with structured capital - and a conduit to broad funding ecosystems, equity capital and blended finance instruments.
In his leadership role at Selemo Investment Holdings, he is responsible for execution of Multi-fund Venture Capital and Private Equity strategies, capital raise campaigns, domestic fund mobilization, fund management, allocation and deployment of disciplined, productive capital investment.
Education
- Master of Business Administration University of Reading, UK
- Mandela Washington 2015 Fellow Clark-Atlanta University, USA
Lattef Ashekun
Shareholder
Lateef Ashekun is a high-impact business leader, institutional strategist, and active investor with
over 15 years of experience driving value across the technology and real-estate sectors. As a
current Deputy Chief Information Officer and former Interim CIO for major U.S. municipal
governments, he manages capital-intensive portfolios exceeding $95M and overseen critical
infrastructure serving over 1.1 million constituents. Lateef complements his corporate executive
background with a robust track record as an angel investor and strategic advisor, bridging the gap
between early-stage innovation, enterprise-scale operations and economic growth.
Lateef’s investment thesis centers on high growth, "bankable" opportunities that demonstrate
strong underlying fundamentals and scalability. His portfolio and interests are diversified across
three primary pillars:
• Early-Stage Technology: Active angel investor in B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, and AI-driven
platforms. He focuses on ventures that solve structural inefficiencies or enhance sovereign
data and infrastructure capabilities.
• Strategic Real Estate: Invests in diversified real estate deals, prioritizing projects with
strong yield potential and long-term appreciation within emerging and stable markets.
• Infrastructure & Emerging Markets: Targets "bankable projects" in the US-Africa
Alliance strategic framework, with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa.
Beyond capital, Lateef serves as a catalyst for growth within the global startup ecosystem.
Education
- Master of Business Administration Global Business, Geogia Tech, USA
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Clark-Atlanta University, USA
Vuyelwa Nyakaza
Shareholder
Vuyelwa Nyakaza works in Trade and Economic Development space across Africa. With significant experience in Nation Branding, SME Development and Intra-African Trade that spans over 20 years, she advises high-ranking leaders and organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Vuyelwa is passionate about developing African brands, businesses and economies for global competitiveness and socio-economic transformation.
As a thought leader and advocate of the Buy African concept, Vuyelwa is in the process of creating platforms to promote Made-by-African brands through building awareness, facilitating and providing market access for them.
As the Global Brand Strategist for the MTN Group, she worked across 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Vuyelwa built robust classical marketing experience managing Unilever brands in local (South Africa), regional (Africa & Middle East, Turkey) as well as international (Brazil) roles.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (candidate), University of South Africa, South Africa
- Master of Arts in Social Anthropology, University of London, UK
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Edgar Mashinini
Operations Executive
Edgar Mashinini is capital structuring and fund mobilization specialist focused on project finance, trade finance, and green asset funding - with particular expertise in carbon credit-linked financing and sustainable infrastructure development. Under his leadership, we have provided end-to-end solutions including fund readiness assessments, capital structuring, deal syndication, and post-investment value creation support for complex public-private and climate-aligned projects across Southern Africa.
Edgar has over 20 years of experience in financial services, he brings a multidisciplinary background spanning investment banking, secured lending, project finance, and private equity. His career began in external audit with a focus on the insurance sector, conducting audits for major institutions including Allianz and Alexander Forbes. He then transitioned into financial markets with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Agricultural Derivatives, followed by a key role in secured lending and asset finance at ABSA, contributing to finance and product structuring in home loans and commercial portfolios.
Edgar’s path later led him into investment holding structures with Thebe Investment Corporation, where he gained deep exposure to group-level as a group accountant with asset management and portfolio oversight value above R3 billion, including Shell South Africa, Vodacom, CMH Group, Safripol and Thebe Mohebe (Joint Venture with Saudi Based logistics group). He then advanced to serve as Chief Operating Officer, and Head of Business Development at IDF Capital, a multi-fund venture capital and private equity manager—solidifying his expertise in early- and growth-stage capital deployment, fund governance, and impact investing. The fund’s asset under management is R2,5 billion.
Education
- CFA Institute (2012) Chartered Financial Analyst – Level 2
- Bachelor of Accounting Science, B-Com Honors, University of South Africa