Exxaro Resources

Through its shareholding in Eyesizwe Mining (Pty) Ltd, NIH owns shares in Exxaro Resources (JSE listed).

Company Profile
Exxaro is a South African-based mining group, listed on the JSE Limited. Exxaro has a diverse and world-class commodity portfolio in coal, mineral sands, base metals and industrial minerals, with exposure to iron ore through a 20% interest in listed Kumba Iron Ore. As the fourth-largest South African coal producer with capacity of 45 million tonnes per annum and the third-largest global producer of mineral sands, Exxaro is a significant participant in the coal and mineral sands markets and provides a unique listed investment opportunity into these commodities. As South Africa's largest black-controlled, diversified mining company, Exxaro is well positioned to grow domestically, and its existing operational interests in Namibia, Australia and China and strong project pipeline provide a base for growth in international markets.

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Sanlam Limited

Through the Ubuntu-Botho consortium, NIH is a shareholder in the publicly listed Sanlam Limited.

Company Profile
Sanlam is one of South Africa's leading financial services groups. Its vision is to be the leader in wealth creation and protection in South Africa, leading that process in the emerging markets and playing a niche role in the developed markets.
Sanlam's business strategy rests on four key pillars. They include: improving performance and attaining a leadership position in wealth creation in SA; further improving capital efficiency; prioritising international positioning and accelerating transformation.

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African Rainbow Minerals

NIH owns equity in ARM, housed through a trust, the ARM Trust.

Company Profile
African Rainbow Minerals Limited (ARM) is a leading diversified South African mining company with excellent long-life, low-cost operating assets in key commodities. ARM owns ferrous and base metals, platinum and coal operations and holds a significant interest in the gold mining sector through its shareholding in Harmony. ARM subsidiary TEAL houses ARM's non-South African exploration portfolio.

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NEOTEL

NIH has an equity stake in the Second Network Operator, NEOTEL, through a 5% shareholding in the NEXUS Connexion consortium.

Company Profile
Neotel is South Africa's first converged communications network operator, dedicated to improving the way South Africans communicate. Neotel is redefining the telecoms market. Our aim is to challenge convention, without compromising on world-class standards and service. Neotel is licensed as South Africa's first alternative infrastructure-based telecoms provider, capable of delivering a broad range of wireline and wireless data telecoms services on a national and international level. Neotel provides a portfolio of services to the wholesale, enterprise and consumer markets.

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Nehawu Securities

NIH owns 60% equity in Nehawu Securities, a stock-broking firm trading on the JSE.

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Bantu Investments Holdings (BIH)

NIH owns 50% equity in Bantu Investment Holdings.

Company Profile
BIH is a joint venture operation that focuses on international business, and is currently involved in the DRC within the Retail, Property and Resources sectors. Bantu Investment Holdings is an investment and business development vehicle established in 2007.

The investment approach of BIH is to identify, screen and qualify potential opportunities and invest in those meeting our strategic and tactical objectives.

BIH specialises in the following sectors:

• Franchising
• Mining and Energy
  
• Infrastructure and property development
  
• Business Tourism
  
• Technology and Health

BIH's secondary objective is to identify and facilitate the execution of investments and business opportunities by forming strategic partnerships and bringing together individuals, businesses, public sector and private sector within the African continent and the rest of the world.

Our competitive advantage is our knowledge of key African markets and all their dynamics including the political, economic and legal systems.

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ESOP Shop

NIH owns 27% of ESOP Shop.

Company Profile
The Esop Shop is a black empowered company that provides two core services to its clients, namely a comprehensive and expert corporate advisory service on the design and establishment of Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and an ongoing ESOP or community ownership management, education and communication service.

To date Esop Shop has advised over 125,000 employee beneficiaries worth R12bn in transaction value. Under its corporate advisory service, their clients have benefited from their design expertise to ensure compliance with broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) imperatives in ways that align the company strategic business objectives with employee and or community ownership and empowerment imperatives.

In addition to the advisory and establishment service, The Esop Shop has a broad based ownership plan management service which delivers ongoing secretarial and advisory services to trustees, education and communication services to trustees, stakeholders and beneficiaries and a share registry administrative service. In its ownership plan management service, the Esop Shop services over 100,000 beneficiaries and 10 trustees boards.

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