Project management
is the science of delivering objectives
under conditions of certainty.
We handle uncertainties too


Portfolio and Project Management

Acknowledged experts in
  • project and construction management
  • specialist analysis and consultancy for issue resolution
  • portfolio management
Ability to deliver projects, meet strategic objectives and solve problems along the way: with 30 years’ management experience in commercial, retail, industrial, housing, refurbishment and specialist projects; with an international reputation for managing commercial retail property, asset portfolio management and facilities optimisation abilities. There’s a repository of wisdom and experience in UkuZwana, and through it’s associations designed to meet increasing global competition and technological innovations.

UkuZwana is a hundred percent black owned. Thomas Swana has formidable skills, combined with a background and years of experience to provide intellectual, practical and forecasting specialities.

Projects UkuZwana has completed include
  • Strategic network and portfolio planning
  • Organisational design
  • Short, medium and long-term strategic planning
  • Commercial and retail projects for the oil and quick service restaurant industries
  • Institutions and parastatals
  • Railway stations and public transport
For clients such as
  • Caltex / Chevron
  • McDonald’s
  • Leap Maths and Science School
  • Provincial government of the Western Cape transport and public works
  • Intersite property management services
  • South African Railways / Metrorail
  • UzuZwana Holdings property portfolio management

Operations and Asset Optimisation

You’ll get
  • Specialist project and construction management
  • Property upgrades, renovation, refurbishments and tenant installation
  • Property network planning, procurement and turn-key projects
  • Strategic retail property growth programme management
  • Facilities management
  • Group administration and change management
  • Risk management
  • Instant analysis of potential problems; mediation and quick trouble shooting
  • Fiscal management
  • Portfolio management through the platform of IBM’s Rational Portfolio Manager
  • Municipal Accounts Management through our association with Venn Diagnostics, South Africa’s leading Utility and Rates Management company. www.venn.co.za
Before it begins, UkuZwana
  • Conceptualises and defines objectives
  • Assesses the scope, prepares a feasibility analysis
  • Integrates all facets to meet the analysis, within budget
  • Incorporates staged exit opportunities

Social Responsibility

UkuZwana takes responsibility for
  • Project appraisal techniques, logistics, economic analyses
  • Regulatory framework evaluation
  • Design development processes
  • Construction methodologies
  • Health and safety requirements
UkuZwana provides
  • Goal / objective orientation focused on the entire lifecycle
  • Commitment to broad based black empowerment, reconstruction and development through training and mentorship
  • Quality control to the highest standards
  • Ethical and professional conduct
  • Loyalty
  • Open communication