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The Into SA Team

It is not only the dozens of university degrees that make the Into SA Team special, it is also their decades of practical experience in the front-line of dealing with inept, ill-equipped or oblivious government departments. Meet the Team that will make a difference:

Ralph M Ertner

LLB (FUB), BProc (FUB), LLM (UCT)
Chief Executive Officer

Ralph M Ertner

LLB (FU Berlin), BProc (Berlin), LLM (UCT)
Chief Executive Officer

Ralph Michael  Ertner was born in Germany in 1965 and after his education and initial career between banks and law firms left Germany for South Africa in 1992 where he wrote his first book on South African Taxation and Investment Opportunities and thereafter completed his Master of Law at the UCT. The first book, published in 1995, saw also the birth of the first legal advisory firm, which later became today's Into SA Group. 

He has in the meantime written 12 Books on Taxes, Investments and Economics across Sub-Saharan Africa and has assisted a variety of embassies and chambers of commerce in compiling reports and guides on how to do business in Africa.

He is the founder of the Spanish South African Chamber of Commerce and past Director of the bilateral chambers of Germany, Austria and Spain in South Africa while being currently a counsellor of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the International Investors Relations Committee of the SAUBC.

Ralph is co-founder of two Rotary Clubs in South Africa, Past President of further two Rotary Clubs and currently on a sabbatical with Rotary International to join a new Club after relocating to Cape Town in 2022.

Languages: German, English, Afrikaans, Spanish (in progress)

 

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Tarryn A Evon

DiplAcc (CTTC)

Executive Director Immigration Advisor

Tarryn A Evon

Managing Director (Cape Town)

Tarryn Evon began her career in Cape Town and worked for eight years in the Administration and Accounts Departments of an Immigration Company. After she assisted and excelled in her knowledge, handling ad understanding of Immigration Matters, she was spotted by an Advocate, who hired her to assist him with Criminal Court cases and to run his Immigration Department for almost three years with a special focus on immigrants from Asia.

Tarryn has joined the Cape Town Branch of Into SA in May 2016 as Legal Advisor for Immigration, where she soon became the soul of this office in the Western Cape and took over the position as Executive Director of Into SA South Africa - CAPE Division - in September 2019.

Languages: English, Afrikaans

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John S Makhoba

DipICT (UNISA), SHC Pl&Con (SASPS)
Immigration Advisor
Tax Practitioner

John S Makhoba

DipICT (UNISA), SHC Pl&Con (SASPS), Tax Practitioner
Legal Advisor (Immigration & Tax)

After completing his degree in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at UNISA John Sello Makhoba became head of ICT at the High Commission of the Republic of Mocambique from 2003 to 2006 for the Corporate Investment Center. After leaving the High Commission he was appointed as foreign language interpreter for Portuguese at the Department of Justice and after graduating at SASPS in Property Law and Conveyancing he joined Madisa Attorney as an Immigration practitioner.

John is also a certified Tax Practitioner and Commissioner of Oaths and joined Into SA in 2015 to assist as Legal Advisor for Immigration and Tax.

Languages: English, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Tswana, Northern Sotho and Ndebele

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Phila Komote

DiplMan (NMMU), cand. LLB (UNISA)
Head of Corporate Law Services & Licenses

Phila Komote

DiplMan (NMMU), cand. LLB (UNISA)
Corporate Advisor (Incorporations, Tax & Licenses)

Phila Komote, neé Cona, has joined Into SA in July 2014 to take over the Department for Tax Registrations and Licensing at our branch in Tshwane. She assists our clients with all applications to the South African Revenue Services (SARS), the Department of Labour as well as to other relevant government departments and professional bodies.

Phila is also assisting Into SA clients with offshore incorporations and offshore bank accounts as well as with the liaison to the offshore jurisdictions Into SA caters for within sub-Saharan Africa.

In August 2015 she joined the Board of Directors of Into SA Tanzania Limited, our subsidiary in Dar es Salaam, but remains physically based at our Tshwane branch.

In 2018 she assumed the lead over all company law matters and incorporations world-wide!

Languages: English, isiXhosa, Afrikaans

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Angelina Z Ntuli



Office Manager
Paralegal

Angelina Z Ntuli

Office Manager & Paralegal (Tshwane)

Angelina Zabakhona Ntuli joined the Tshwane Branch of Into SA in Pretoria East in July 2014, as Paralegal and Office Manager. In 2017 she took a sabbatical year to pursue personal goals and has returned to Into SA in February 2018. Since then she continues to assist with the day-to-day activities and supports the Company Department with all applications to the Registrar of Companies (CIPC).

Languages: English, isiNdebele, IsiZulu, Afrikaans

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Ashleen R Plaatjies

DiplAcc (CTTC)

Executive Officer

Ashleen R Plaatjies

DiplAcc (CTTC)
Accounting Officer (Cape Town)

Ms. Plaatjies has joined Into SA in 2017 to assist our Cape Town Branch with her accounting and communication skills she obtained at Cape Town Technical College in 1992. She earned her credits in various sectors of the industry, mostly Retail and Banking.

Ms. Plaatjies is responsible for the group accounting in the Western Cape as well as maintaining close communication channels to the Western Cape Government and Parastatals.

Languages: Afrikaans, English, German

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Dianne Nash

LLB (UP), Conveyancer & Notary Public
Conveyancer & Notary Public
ex officio

Dianne Nash

LLB (UP), Conveyancer & Notary Public
Legal Advisor

Dianne Nash earned her LLB from the University of Pretoria during 2003 and then started working at a reputable attorneys firm in Virginia, Free State as an article clerk, where she had exposure in all facets of law. After being admitted as an attorney, conveyancer and notary public, she was employed by Etienne Bedeker Inc Attorneys and headed up the transfer and bond registration department, managing and leading a team of 12 conveyancing staff members and trained and mentored the candidate attorneys.

During 2009 to 2014 she consulted to Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young in their Tax & Legal Department | Immigration Law.

Dianne has joined Into SA in a ex officio capacity to support the team and their clients with her expertise and experience in a variety of legal fields including, but not limited to Immigration Law, Administration of Estates and Wills, Corporate and Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Law of Trusts, Matrimonial and Family Law, Dispute Resolution: Civil Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Property Law and Notary services.

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Christer Nersjö

Dan Christer Nersjö

BSc (KAU)
Business Manager Europe

Dan Christer Nersjö

BSc (KAU)
Business Manager Europe

Dan Christer "Chris" Nersjö, born in 1971 in Sweden, is the current CEO of the INTO SA Group where he succeeded the former CEO and Founder Ralph M Ertner in 2022. He studied Tourism Management, Cultural Geography and Social Sciences at the Swedish Karlstad University and thereafter occupied various Hotel Management Positions ranging from Staff Manager to Hotel Director. After sixteen years he became a well-known entrepreneur as founder and CEO of the Car Aftersale Franchise "MR. CAP". From there he co-founded the company "MUNDATI" and ventured into water-related infrastructure projects and off-grid sanitary solutions, where the company gained significant publicity and finished in the top 5 of the public innovation competition "SKAPA-PRISET". From here he began to raise development finance and to access public grants successfully.

In 2020 he relocated with his family to South Africa and started his local footprints in supply chain procurement and funding while the COVID pandemic disabled the local economy. With his broad and holistic experience and understanding of financing opportunities and requirements as well as spatial knowledge in the field of product development and business facilitation, Christer became a trusted partner for Into SA to create solutions to complex transactions and business structures.

When at the end of 2021 the previous CEO decided to step down and relocate, the Group Shareholders and the Advisory Board unanimously nominated Christer as the new incoming CEO where he is in charge of Into SA since 25 January 2022.

He is a past member and chairman of the ROUND TABLE Karlstadt and now an "Old Tabler" and honorary member of the ROUND TABLE Potchefstroom, North West Province.

Languages: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, English, Afrikaans  (in progress)

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Jörg-Henning Meyer


Acquisition &
Social Media

Jörg-Henning Meyer

Acquisition & Social Media

Jörg-Henning Meyer, a seasoned journalist and editor in chief of the German-speaking News Portal Kap Express (www.kapexpress.com) has joined Into SA in Cape Town in November 2017 to support the new group-activities pertaining to the import and sales of international products.

He supports the Admin Team of Into SA’s subsidiary Technology for the Next Generation (NextGenTech), composes news articles for the eBRIEF and the Into SA WebPage as well as translations for clients, publications and social media. He also designs and re-designs catalogues and price lists for NextGenTech to bring them in line with corporate identity of the group.

Languages: German, English

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Tafadzwa Mhonde

LLB (UL), cand. BProc (Harare)
Executive Director
(Into SA Zimbabwe)

Tafadzwa Mhonde

LLB (UL), cand. BProc (Harare)
Executive Director (Zimbabwe)
 
Tafadzwa Mhonde was born and bred in Zimbabwe where he received his primary and secondary education. Subsequent to passing his Advanced Level education, Tafadzwa Mhonde moved to South Africa for his tertiary education, where he studied for and successfully completed his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Limpopo.

Passionate about the law and upon receiving his degree, he joined Zvinavakobvu Law Chambers, a law firm in Harare where the skills of legal practice and legal advice were honed. He recently completed his board examinations with the Zimbabwe Council for Legal Education and is soon to be admitted as a legal practitioner in the High Courts of Zimbabwe.

Early 2018 he joined Into SA Zimbabwe in order to assist with managing the subsidiary of Into SA in Harare and to coordinate the projects facilitated by Into SA in order to rebuild and restructure Zimbabwe after the dispensation.

Languages: English, Shona

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Tandeka Ncube



Office Manager
(Into SA Zimbabwe)

Tandeka Ncube

Office Manager (Zimbabwe)

Tandeka has joined Into SA Zimbabwe in 2018 to facilitate and submit visa applications at the High Commission in Harare.

In 2019 she was promoted to Office Manager and is currently responsible for administering and coordinating the office in Harare as well as assisting the directors with their projects.

Languages: English, Ndebele

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Lula Gebreyesus

BSc (UCT)
Into SA Advisory Board
(East Africa)

Lula Gebreyesus

BSc (UCT)
Into SA Representative East Africa

Lula Gebreyesus is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Africa Institute for Policy Analysis and Economic Integration (AIPA). Ms Gebreyesus and her colleagues, selected and commissioned the team of leading economists who formulated AIPA’s economic democratisation research program on South Africa. Prior to her association with AIPA she worked for sixteen years with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and eight years with the Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern Africa States now (COMESA). She led most successful investment research for Rwanda that was used for the first investment conference in Rwanda. In the 80s, she played a leading role in the establishment of the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Eastern and Southern African States. She recently visited Chambers of Commerce and Industry in seven African countries. Her knowledge on the needs of investment in Africa is research based and up to date.

Lula works very closely with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African States (COMESA) and several universities in South Africa.

Languages: English, Suaheli

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EXCLUSIVE: BinoPlus / Aynokom

Binoplus+ Co. is an innovation and technology development company, which provides solutions and tools on business process and system integration, project management, automation technologies, international market integration through its products and services. Based in Istanbul, Turkey, they operate the Aynokom Platform, partnering with eAFRICA to assist Turkish Businesses to enter African markets.

EXCLUSIVE: BKD Auditors

BKD was founded in 1984 by Kobus Delport (CA/SA), a senior lecturer at the PU for CHE (NOW North West University). The name was changed to BKD when another existing practice was bought in 2010. With over thirty years experience, we invite you to use our services as your business partner. Our practice strives for the delivery of high-level professional services with a personal touch. Confidentiality and integrity is our motto. Our wide range of advisory services is only a call or e-mail away. We are distinguished from our competitors for the following reason: Since 1984 we deliver a wide range of services to valued customers in all corners of the country. Our customers base extends geographically from as far as Cape Town to Durban/ as well as Johannesburg. The practice has a ‘’cream of the crop’’ staff component that is at your service. We can boast over thirty years in the profession. Our excellent level of services is our pride, and all information is kept highly confidential. We supply a wide range of value-added services. BKD uses the latest technology and systems to perform our tasks and ensure that each customer can sleep peacefully when it comes to their financial and tax affairs.

SAUBC

NETWORK: South African United Business Confederation

The objectives of SAUBC, as a comprehensive business & economic federation, is to contribute to the self-sustained development of the South African economy and the improvement of the lives of citizens, by drawing out the dynamism of Export Councils, Industry Associations, Joint Action Groups & Corporations as well as interact with Government & Communities that support them. For this purpose, SAUBC establishes consensus in the business community on a variety of important domestic and international issues for their steady and prompt resolution. At the same time, SAUBC communicates with a wide range of stakeholders including political leaders, administrators, labour unions and citizens. 

NETWORK: Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Chamber is an independent, non-political, subscription-based association dedicated to promoting a business-friendly environment. Our members are drawn from every sector of the economy, and range from independent entrepreneurs to the large corporate. We are a key player in the promotion and facilitation of international trade and an impartial third party which enables us to negotiate contracts and secure funding for projects that benefit its membership. We promote enterprise development, skills development training and business advisory services.

NETWORK: SAPVIA

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) is a not-for-profit body which consists of active players in South Africa’s photovoltaic market who have a genuine, invested presence in the country. The association is devoted to promoting the growth of the country’s solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity market, and aims to contribute to the country’s renewable energy roll-out.

NETWORK: South African – German Chamber of Commerce

When it comes to business contacts between South Africa, the SADC countries and Germany, the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC is your ideal partner. We support you in establishing first business contacts with potential customers for your products or services and assist you with the preparations of your trade fair participation.

NETWORK: Southern African – Netherlands Chamber of Commerce

The Southern African – Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, SANEC, is the key intermediary agency for companies, organisations and entrepreneurs doing business or seeking to do business in and between the Netherlands, South Africa, the Benelux and the southern African region (SADC).

NETWORK: Swiss Chamber – South Africa Chapter

SwissCham Southern Africa – South Africa Chapter is an apolitical non-profit organization, which seeks to contribute to the expansion of economic, commercial and cultural relations between Switzerland and Southern Africa. It also functions as the South African pillar of the bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is the official Chapter for the whole of South Africa and Southern Africa furthering trade relations between Swiss and South African Companies and to assist in the development of industry and commerce within the business community.

PREFERRED: ABC Worldwide Recruitment

ABC Worldwide is a leading recruitment company, based in Cape Town. Focusing on the placement of foreign language speakers as well as local and international staff with specialists skills across South Africa. Authority on foreign language placements: German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Arabic, Mandarin Industry experts of placements in: BPO and Call Center, Tourism and Travel, Administration, Finance, Technical, Media, Marketing Information Technology, Executive Management

PREFERRED: Incentives SA

Incentives SA specialises in the sourcing of funding for your business using Government Grants and Business Finance Institutions, both locally and internationally, including but not limited to Grants from DTI, SARS, Structural Funds and Black Business Associations.

PREFERRED: KapExpress

German-speaking online news portal with daily updated news, information and comments as well as yellow pages for South Africa.
Mercantile Bank

PREFERRED: Mercantile Bank

Mercantile Bank shares entrepreneurs’ visionary spirit. With more than 50 years’ of experience, we know what it takes to run a successful business. Our personalised service, tailored solutions, transparent pricing and skilled, experienced and flexible teams can help you grow your business. In 2020 Mercantile Bank became a subsidiary of Capitec Bank, embracing now also private clients and offering 21st-century digital banking.
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