Joe Takalani is dedicated to development of youth, he is creating meaningful employment options for them with his latest business.
Joe came from a humble hardworking family. Together they all worked in his fathers business and this is where Joe’s foundation of business started and he used the skills to better his knowledge of everything related to business. He enrolled in university to back the knowledge up with a qualification.
“From a really early age I worked in my old man’s grocery store, and as a general labourer at a local brick plant,”
“My understanding of the principles of business made for a great foundation and once I qualified as a Chartered Accountant, I worked for Rand Merchant Bank in the Investment Banking Division up until October 2015.”
Joe then decided to change his field of work and went into the corporate world of fuel and convenience marketing. He became the owner of the Engen Kanana Service Station, based in the North West province.
“I identified a site that was the only one in its township and where I could see opportunity for improvement and growth. Engen’s brand and reputation gives one comfort that a significant portion of the market is guaranteed to begin with,”
Engen uses its social investment, sponsorship and transformation initiatives to engage and contribute to the self-sustainability of young South Africans. Joe mirrors this value and uses his business to create employment opportunities for local youth.
“I own a group of companies where 80% of my staff compliment of 200 is made up of youth, you’ll find the same profile at my Engen site. After all, if we want to continue being recognised by the South African youth as the country’s coolest petrol brand we have to do what we can to develop our youth.”
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