Facilitators and providers on our network work in all nine provinces, from the head offices of Sandton, the national departments of Tshwane and the office parks of Midrand to the port and factories of Durban, the car plants of Gqeberha, the wine farm venues of the Boland, the platinum and coal belts, the lodges of the Lowveld and the farms and solar plants of the Northern Cape. Choose your province or town to read about facilitation there and request quotes.
Gauteng
More sessions are booked in Gauteng than anywhere else in the country, simply because so many head offices, national departments and their agencies sit between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Strategy days for corporate executive teams in Sandton and Rosebank, APP sessions for departments in Pretoria, induction and compliance training for call centres and warehouses in Midrand and Ekurhuleni, and year-end functions that need an MC all happen in the same few months. Most facilitators, training providers and AV firms are based here and travel out to other provinces. Venues range from office park conference centres to hotels near OR Tambo and lodges in the Cradle of Humankind. Plan around traffic, afternoon thunderstorms in summer and a full diary from October.
- Facilitators Johannesburg
- Facilitators Pretoria
- Facilitators Centurion
- Facilitators Midrand
- Facilitators Sandton
- Facilitators Randburg
- Facilitators Roodepoort
- Facilitators Krugersdorp
- Facilitators Randfontein
- Facilitators Germiston
- Facilitators Boksburg
- Facilitators Benoni
- Facilitators Kempton Park
- Facilitators Alberton
- Facilitators Vanderbijlpark
- Facilitators Vereeniging
- Team building Gauteng
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Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga splits into two quite different worlds for anyone planning a session. On the Highveld around eMalahleni, Middelburg and Secunda, the work comes from coal mines, power stations and a large petrochemical complex: safety inductions, supervisor training, learnerships and shift-friendly courses at or near the site. In the Lowveld around Mbombela and White River, the provincial legislature and departments book strategy sessions and planning workshops, while citrus farms, forestry and tourism businesses need their own training. Game lodges near Hazyview and the Kruger gates host team building and residential strategy breakaways. Delegates often speak siSwati, isiNdebele, isiZulu, Afrikaans and English. Many facilitators drive in from Pretoria on the N4, so check travel days in the quote.
North West
Platinum shapes much of the training calendar in North West. Mines and their contractors around Rustenburg and Brits book safety inductions, supervisor development, community engagement workshops and learnerships year round. Mahikeng, the provincial capital, brings the legislature and departments, with strategy and APP sessions for the public sector. Potchefstroom is a university town with education conferences, and Klerksdorp and Lichtenburg serve gold mining and the maize farms of the western plains. Hartbeespoort and the Magaliesberg sit close enough to Pretoria that Gauteng teams drive out for strategy days and team building by the dam. Setswana is the main home language, with Afrikaans and English widely used, so check the language of any community session before choosing a facilitator.
Limpopo
Long distances define most bookings in Limpopo. Polokwane is the business and government centre, and provincial departments and municipalities there and in Lebowakgomo account for a large share of strategy sessions, APP planning and staff training. Mines spread across the province, from platinum near Mokopane to coal and power generation at Lephalale and copper and phosphate at Phalaborwa, each with safety, supervisor and learnership needs. Fruit farms around Tzaneen and Letsitele train seasonal teams, and game lodges near Hoedspruit host residential breakaways. Delegates may speak Sepedi, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, Afrikaans or English, so community and municipal work often needs a facilitator who can switch languages. Summer heat is serious, and many facilitators travel up the N1 from Gauteng.
Northern Cape
The largest province by area has the fewest people, and that changes how sessions are planned. Kimberley holds the legislature and provincial departments, so strategy and APP sessions are concentrated there. Iron ore and manganese mines around Kathu, Postmasburg and Kuruman book safety, supervisor and learnership training, often at the mine itself. Upington serves the farms along the Orange River, where table grapes and raisins drive seasonal work, and solar plants near Upington, De Aar and Prieska add technical training. Springbok is the centre for Namakwa. Afrikaans and Setswana are widely spoken. Few facilitators are based locally outside Kimberley, so many fly in to Kimberley or Upington, and the drives between towns can take most of a day.
Free State
Central placement is the Free State's advantage: Bloemfontein sits on the N1 between Gauteng and the Cape, so national organisations sometimes meet here halfway. The city is the seat of the legislature and provincial departments, and also hosts universities and the Supreme Court of Appeal, which keeps public sector and education work steady. Gold mining shaped Welkom and the Goldfields, the petrochemical plants at Sasolburg need technical and safety training, and maize, sunflower and cattle farms fill the platteland around Kroonstad and Bethlehem. The eastern Free State, with Clarens and the mountains near Harrismith, suits strategy breakaways and team building. Sesotho and Afrikaans are the main languages after English. Winter here is genuinely cold, so check that venues are heated.
KwaZulu-Natal
Few provinces offer the mix of settings that KwaZulu-Natal does, from a sea view boardroom in Umhlanga to a lodge in the Drakensberg foothills. Durban brings the port, logistics and manufacturing firms, the eThekwini metro and regional head offices around Umhlanga Ridge and La Lucia. Pietermaritzburg holds the legislature and many departments, so APP and strategy sessions are steady there. Richards Bay adds heavy industry and the coal terminal, Newcastle has steel and textile plants, and sugar cane and timber run through the coastal and Midlands farms. Delegates mostly speak isiZulu and English, so bilingual facilitators and MCs are in demand. Summer is hot and humid on the coast, and the Midlands and Berg suit residential breakaways most of the year.
Eastern Cape
Car plants and their suppliers make the Eastern Cape a manufacturing training province as much as a government one. Gqeberha, Uitenhage and East London host vehicle and component makers, the Coega industrial zone and two ports, all needing artisan training, supervisor programmes and learnerships. The legislature and departments are based in Bhisho, close to East London, and APP sessions draw officials from across a large and largely rural province. Mthatha serves the former Transkei districts, where municipal and community workshops are common. Makhanda is a university town, and Port Alfred and Jeffreys Bay offer coastal venues. In the Karoo, Graaff-Reinet suits small residential groups. isiXhosa is the main language, with Afrikaans and English. Windy weather in Gqeberha affects outdoor plans.
Western Cape
Cape Town combines Parliament, the provincial legislature and many corporate head offices, so strategy sessions, leadership programmes and conferences are booked across the CBD, Century City, Bellville and Claremont. The winelands around Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek are known for wine farm venues with lawns and views, used for team building and executive breakaways. Agriculture in the Breede Valley around Worcester and the fruit farms of the Boland train seasonal and permanent staff, and tourism employers along the Garden Route, from George to Knysna, need hospitality skills. Hermanus and the Overberg suit smaller residential groups. Afrikaans, isiXhosa and English are all widely spoken. Winter brings rain from May to August, and summer brings the strong south-easter, so plan outdoor sessions carefully.