We have the local expertise and global standards to offer our clients services and solutions that improve workplace productivity and supports their success.

 
 

Tsebo has extensive experience in supporting our clients across a diverse range of industry sectors across Africa Middle East.

 

About Us

Overview

As a leading African Integrated Workplace Management Solutions Provider with over 50-years of experience, Tsebo Solutions Group offers clients reduced costs, risk and complexities together with increased quality, efficiency and productivity. Our expertise across sectors has informed our agility and ability to evolve, problem solve and innovate to better support our clients’ success.

At its core, Workplace Management Solutions is a holistic approach to an industry of people taking care of people. The health, safety and wellbeing of our clients, employees and communities is our number one priority. Developing our people –  the heart of Tsebo – is the foundation of our purpose. The result is a knowledgeable workforce that is in touch with every nuance of our clients’ needs.

We specialise in Catering, Facilities Management, Cleaning and Hygiene, Pest Control, Protection, Energy, Procurement, Workspace Design, Engineering, Remote Camps, and more. Beneath our strategic efforts lies a robust dedication to sustainable development and equal opportunity employment, which has seen Tsebo emerge as a progressive African corporate entity.

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THE TSEBO DIFFERENCE

The Tsebo Solutions Group is unique. We are the only workplace management solutions provider across Africa that offers both:

LOCAL EXPERTISE

We have a deeply ingrained understanding of operating in local communities and cultures across Africa and our people, the essence of our business, are experts in what they do.

GLOBAL STANDARDS

We use Global Best Practice systems of Quality Management, Ethics, Health & Safety and environmental protection.

OVER 50-YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

 

OUR CLIENT ASSURANCE: a workplace optimised for performance and compliance.

“A WORKPLACE THAT WORKS FOR YOU”

 

OUR VALUES

Our values underpin who we are and serve to direct our thinking, our decision-making and the way we conduct our business as ‘ONE TSEBO’.

The four Tsebo values support our vision, shape our culture, and reflect what we value:

We embrace highly ethical, moral and respectful behaviour, without exception.

INTEGRITY

We seek opportunity, respond rapidly, strive for continuous improvement and behave like intrapreneurs.

ENTERPRISING

We care for people, communities and the environment.

CARING

We are industrious, efficient and dependable.

DILIGENT

OUR PURPOSE

Our people are our strength. Through hard work and dedication to the task at hand they advance the true potential of our clients. We are strong because we are ‘ONE TSEBO’. The three layers of the logo represent the three building blocks of our company purpose:

TO UPLIFT SOCIETY

TO SERVE PEOPLE

WE DEVELOP PEOPLE

THE TSEBO PURPOSE STATEMENT:

WE DEVELOP PEOPLE, TO SERVE PEOPLE, TO UPLIFT SOCIETY

OUR VISION

To be the Pan-African leader in integrated Workplace Management Solutions and the partner of choice to current and prospective clients operating in the region.

OUR MISSION

To provide our clients with Workplace Solutions that support their success, whilst creating opportunity for upliftment for our people and communities.

Our Footprint

We have established offices in 26 African countries. Our 32,000 strong staff service over 3,500 client sites within this operational footprint.

  • Botswana

    Gaborone

    Tel: +26 73 903 656 Address: Plot 115,Unit 8, 1st Floor, Kgale Mews, Gaborone GPS Coordinates:
  • Burkina Faso

    Ouagadougou

    Tel: +22 67 231 6616 Address: Rue 13-55, Porte 592, Zogona, 11 BP 1102, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso GPS Coordinates:GPS Coordinates:
  • Cameroon

  • Cote d’Ivoire

    Abidjan

    Tel: +22 577 372 7753 Address: 17 Tongon-Mbengue, S/P de Korhogo, 17BP 945 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire GPS Coordinates:
  • DRC

    Kinshasa

    Tel: +23 324 630-9026 Address: 6529/6 Avenue du Plateau, Gombe, Kinshasa, DRC GPS Coordinates:
  • Egypt

    Cairo

    Tel: +202 28107070 – 75 Address: 253 North 90st, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt GPS Coordinates:
  • Gabon

  • Gambia

  • Ghana

    Accra

    Tel: +23 324 630 9026 Address: 18 Cairo Street, East Legon, Accra. PO Box OS 2428, Osu, Accra, Ghana GPS Coordinates:
  • Guinea

    Conakry

    Tel: +22 67 231-6616 Address: Avenue de la République Commune de Kaloum B.P 3114 Conakry -RG GPS Coordinates:
  • Kenya

    Nairobi

    Tel: 0727 741 500 Address: Westcom Point Building,4th Floor P.O Box 9555 -00100 Nairobi, Kenya. GPS Coordinates:
  • Lesotho

    Maseru

    Tel: +22 62 231 1008 Address: PO Box 022, Maseru West 105 Maseru, Lesotho GPS Coordinates:
  • Malawi

  • Mali

    Bamako

    Tel: +22 62 231 1008Address: Porte Bamako ACI 2000, Rue 395, 2401. Bamako, Mali GPS Coordinates:
  • Mauritius

    Ebene

    Tel: +230-4632766 Email: hellomauritius@tsebo.com Address: Level 12, The Core Building, ICT Avenue, Ebene 72201
  • Mozambique

    Maputo

    Tel: +25 82 149 5870 Address: Rua Pereira do Lago No 234 Maputo, Mozambique GPS Coordinates:
  • Namibia

    Windhoek

    Tel: +26 46 327 4917 Address: 3rd Floor, Mandume Park Building, 1 Teinert Street, 9000 Windhoek, Namibia GPS Coordinates:
  • Nigeria

    Lagos

    Tel: +23 324 630 9026 Address: 8A Ogunyemi Road, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Senegal

    SARL

    Tel: +221-33-8494040 Address: Nord Foir N95, Derriere Cimetiere GPS Coordinates:
  • Sierra Leone

    Freetown

    Tel: +23 27 751 0833 Address: 3 Sall Drive, Sir Samuel Lewis Street, Aberdeen, Freetown, Sierra Leone GPS Coordinates:
  • South Africa

    Johannesburg & More

    Tel: +27 11 441 5300 Address: Tsebo Office Park, Block C, 85 Protea Road, Chislehurston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Tel: +27 21 595 8300 Address: 142 Edward Street, Tygervalley, Bellville, Cape Town
    Tel: +27 31 571 6300 Address: 1 Montgomery Drive, Block B, Mount Edgecombe, Durban, South Africa
  • Swaziland

    Matsapha

    Tel: +26 82 518 6559 Address: PO Box 385, Matsapha, Swaziland GPS Coordinates:
  • Tanzania

    Dar es Salaam

    Tel: +25 577 822 1300 Address: P.O Box 105677, Msasani, Kaunda Drive, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania GPS Coordinates:
  • Uganda

    Kampala

    Tel: +25 641 469 5093Address: Plot 18 A, Kyadondo Road, Kampala, Uganda GPS Coordinates:
  • Zambia

    Kitwe

    Tel: +26 21 184 7711 Address: House Number 7, Bombesheni Close, Riverside Kitwe, Zambia GPS Coordinates:
  • Zimbabwe

    Harare

    Tel: (263-4) 620301/9 Address: 47 Plymouth Road, Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe GPS Coordinates:
Bahrain Riffa
+966 13 887 6211 Kingdom of Bahrain Flat 105, Building No.1942 Road 133, Riffa – 913 Email Us
Botswana Gaborone
+26 73 903 656 Plot 115 Unit 8, 1st Floor Kgale Mews Gaborone Email Us
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
+22 67 231 6616 Rue 13-55, Porte 592 Zogona, 11 BP 1102 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Email Us
Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan
+22 577 372 7753 17 Tongon-Mbengue S/P de Korhogo, 17BP 945 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Email Us
DRC Kinshasa
+23 324 630-9026 6529/6 Avenue du Plateau, Gombe, Kinshasa, DRC Email Us
Egypt
Ghana Accra
+23 324 630 9026 18 Cairo Street, East Legon, Accra. PO Box OS 2428, Osu, Accra, Ghana Email Us
Guinea Conakry
Avenue de la République Commune de Kaloum B.P 3114 Conakry -RG +22 67 231-6616 Email Us
Kenya Nairobi

0727 741 500

Global Centre, Yaya Centre, Nairobi

Westcom Point Building,4th Floor

P.O Box 9555 -00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Email Us
Lesotho Maseru
+22 62 231 1008 PO Box 022, Maseru West 105 Maseru, Lesotho Email Us
Mali Bamako
+23 324 630 9026 Porte Bamako ACI 2000, Rue 395, 2401. Bamako, Mali Email Us
Mauritius Ebene
(230) – 463 27 66 Suite 1207 Level 12, The Core Building ICT Avenue, Cybercity Ebene Mauritius Email Us
Mozambique Maputo
+25 82 149 5870 1593 Avenida Julius Nyerere. Maputo, Mozambique Email Us
Namibia Windhoek
+26 46 327 4917 3rd Floor, Mandume Park Building, 1 Teinert Street, 9000 Windhoek, Namibia Email Us
Nigeria Lagos
+23 324 630 9026 8A Ogunyemi Road, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria Email Us
Saudi Arabia Al-Khobar
+966 13 887 6211 Xenel Building, 28th Street, Saudi Arabia 31952. Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Email Us
Senegal SARL
+221-33-8494040 Nord Foir N95, Derriere Cimetiere Email Us
Sierra Leone Freetown
+23 27 751 0833 3 Sall Drive, Sir Samuel Lewis Street, Aberdeen, Freetown, Sierra Leone Email Us
South Africa Johannesburg
+27 11 441 5300 Tsebo Office Park, Block C, 85 Protea Road, Chislehurston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa Email Us
Swaziland Matsapha
+26 82 518 6559 PO Box 385, Matsapha, Swaziland Email Us
Tanzania Dar es Salaam
+25 577 822 1300 P.O Box 105677, Msasani, Kaunda Drive, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Email Us
Uganda Kampala
+25 641 469 5093 Plot 18 A, Kyadondo Road, Kampala, Uganda Email Us
Zambia Kitwe
+26 21 184 7711 House Number 7, Bombesheni Close, Riverside Kitwe, Zambia Email Us
Zambia Harare
(263-4) 620301/9 47 Plymouth Road, Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe Email Us
  • 26 Countries
  • 51 Years
  • 32 Offices
  • 3 500 Sites
  • 32 000 Employees

OUR HISTORY

1971

  • Fedics is founded by Federale ICS and Trust Houses (UK) and becomes the first large-scale outsourced caterer in South Africa, creating an entirely new market segment.

1979

  • Trust Houses sells its shares to other shareholders.

1983

  • We implement our first affirmative action programme – indicative of its commitment to progressive management and transformation.
  • Sponsors the SA Chef’s Association to develop black chefs.

1987

  • Venture into airline catering after winning SAA’s in-flight catering tender and launching Air Chefs

1990

  • Purchase of 40% equity in Protea hospitality group.

1994

  • Awarded Sancorp’s Investor in People Award.
  • The Institute for Hospitality Studies (HIS), our in-house training institute, is established.

1995

  • Receives the Black Management Forum’s Most Progressive Company of the Year Award.

1996

  • Joint venture with Drake & Scull Engineering (UK) to offer holistic Facilities Management services.
  • We conclude our first BEE transactions with Nozala Investments, SIP and IPG as shareholders.

1998

  • The company is rebranded as Tsebo Outsourcing Group.

1999

  • We introduce an HIV/Aids programme to drive access to health.

2000

  •  Management, Nozala Investment Holding and Ethos Private Equity delist the company.

2001

  • Fedics is recognised as one of Impumelelo’s top 300 black empowerment companies.

2003

  • Tsebo successfully hosts the All-African Games in Lagos, Nigeria, which is our largest project to date.
  • We are recognised as one of Finance Week’s Most Promising Companies in South Africa.

2005

  • Tsebo Outsourcing Group becomes one of the first organisations to achieve ‘excellent’ BEE accreditation through Empowerdex.

2007

  • We achieve Level 3 BEE Contribution status.
  • Shareholders Ethos exit and Absa Capital enters with a cash injection of R1.2 billion; R331 million of this is allocated to empowerment shareholders.

2008

  • Equity Reef Services Catering joins the Tsebo Group.
  • Tsebo expands into the Middle East oil and gas sector through Karam Fedics Services.

2009

  • We achieve Level 2 BEE Contribution status.
  • We launch an aggressive Disability Awareness Programme, employing over 200 disabled people across several operating sites.
  • TsAfrika Catering joins the Tsebo Group.

2010

  • We reach 94.21 out of 100 BEE points, maintaining one of the highest Level 2 industry scores for a company our size.
  • The board approves a greater level of investment in job creation, franchising, skills and enterprise development.

2011

  • Tsebo celebrates its 40th anniversary by launching the Tsebo Foundation, a charitable vehicle to command Tsebo Group’s CSI in education and health improvement.

2012

  • We enter the energy management sector with a differentiated, yet complementary, offering.
  • We launch the Tsebo Hygiene Solutions Division.
  • Servco Catering Mozambique joins the Tsebo Group.
  • ECHS Cleaning, a major competitor, joins the Tsebo Group.

2013

  • We win our first pan-African contract with Barclays PLC, managing 2000 sites in 12 countries.
  • Ubunye Cleaning Services joins the Tsebo Group.
  • Absa is replaced by Rockwood Private Equity.

2014

  • Tsebo welcomes Backbone Management as project and move management specialists.
  • Callguard Security Services joins the Tsebo Group.
  • We merge with Allterrain Services Group (ATS) to create a pan-African multi-services group.

2015

  • Thorburn Security Solutions joins the Tsebo Group.

2016

  • Tsebo achieves a historic Level 1 Rating on the 2015 Amended BEE Codes in South Africa. 
  • Drake & Scull is rebranded as Tsebo Facilities Solutions. 
  • Rockwood Private Equity exits their shareholding and is replaced by Wendel SE as the lead investor, together with Capital Group and Women’s Development Bank. 
  • Super Clean joins the Tsebo Group.

2018

  • Rapid FM Nigeria joins the Tsebo Group.

2019

  • Tsebo expands into the Egyptian market.

2020

  • Wendel Group and Capital Group exit their shareholding.
  • A consortium of South African banks and financial investors, including Investec Bank, Nedbank Private Equity, Standard Chartered Bank, Ninety One and Khulasande Capital, conclude a transaction and enter as shareholders, together with management and the newly formed Tsebo ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Trust.
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OUR PEOPLE

We believe that developing our people - the heart of Tsebo, is the foundation of our purpose and the key to our client’s success.

Tsebo’s growth has always been linked to equal opportunity employment. Our starter job profiles, coupled with the growth and training opportunities within the Group, make us one of Africa’s most trusted employment providers. We believe increased diversity is vital to our continued success. The skills and talents needed to lead, develop, and grow a sustainable business are found in people from diverse backgrounds. Therefore, Tsebo recruits and trains unemployed people from the local communities where we work and upskill them for formal employment while also providing hands-on work experience.

Our in-house accredited Tsebo Learning and Development Academy equips our people with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver the highest quality services to our clients. Tsebo’s skills-development initiatives include a range of accredited training interventions. Training takes place, either in-person or on our cloud-based e-learning platform - ranging from compliance refresher modules to full management development online courses. Tsebo trains over 40 000 people annually across the continent.

OUR SHAREHOLDERS

In 2020, a consortium of South African banks and financial investors, including Investec Bank, Nedbank Private Equity, Standard Chartered Bank, Ninety One and Khulasande Capital, concluded a transaction to acquire the operations of Tsebo Solutions, together with management and the newly formed Tsebo ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Trust. More about our shareholders:

Investec is an international banking and wealth management group, which was founded in South Africa in 1974. It has a dual listing on the JSE and LSE. Investec provides financial products and services, imbued with a personal approach, to a select client base in two principal markets: South Africa and the UK, as well as certain other countries.

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Nedbank Private Equity, is a prominent and leading private equity investor in Southern Africa and forms part of one of South Africa’s largest independent banking institutions – Nedbank Group. This private equity division has successfully invested in a broad range of companies over the past 25 years.

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Standard Chartered is a multinational banking and financial services company. The Group pursues a focused network strategy, which includes Africa Middle East, offering corporate clients support in cross-border capital, investment opportunities, assistance with expansion into new markets and facilitation of strategic partnerships.

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Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager dedicated to delivering compelling outcomes for its clients. Established in South Africa in 1991, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, the firm offers distinctive active strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives to institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

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Khulasande Capital is a Black-owned and controlled private equity and investment vehicle. Khulasande, which means to grow and multiply, is dedicated to South Africa’s growth through Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. As a credible commercial BEE partner, Khulasande aims to develop South African enterprises while contributing to the broad-based South African society and economy through social initiatives.

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Recognising the importance of the alignment between management, staff and shareholders in creating value for all stakeholders, management continues to invest alongside the corporate shareholders and has further created an employee share ownership plan known as the Tsebo ESOP Trust. Management’s investment, together with the ESOP Trust, deepens the alignment of the company’s mid and top-level executives with shareholders.

 

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