About Us

Makholo is my clan name.

“Sakhemakholo" means building the Mkholo nation.

The name Sakhemakholo was there long before I knew I would start this company.

But thinking back, I realise the idea of building this platform with Sakhemakholo was there all along.

As a young entrepreneur who started several companies, I found it difficult to find the right creative person who could translate my ideas onto paper.  I met young designers through friends of mine and they were able to craft a vision and style that spoke to the essence of what I wanted to do. As I met more likeminded professionals and entrepreneurs, I realised there was a clear gap in the market: on the one hand, other business professionals and entrepreneurs were finding it challenging to source modern creative designers, whilst the designers I had were asking for more and more work. That’s when I knew I had to build something; I had to build a platform that brings together the people who need creative services, and those who can provide them. That’s how, in 2017, Sakhemakholo came to be.”

-Ncamiso Meluleki Mathebula (Founder and Managing Director of Sakhemakholo)

Sakhemakholo, also known as SOLO, works with a range of fresh, young talent from various universities and colleges to provide bespoke solutions to businesses and individuals alike. We use digital crowdsourcing on most projects and draw from a network of up-and-coming freelancers, students or graduates to provide you with several options for you to choose from, based on your brief. All our collaborators work in their own spaces and connect to a central administration system via a virtual office.

SOLO is a proudly South African BEE level 1 company which has committed itself to helping South Africa’s young talent branch out and secure their futures in their fields of expertise. After all, Sakhemakholo means building and we are passionate about building South Africa’s local talent base.