| 12 December 2025 – Celebrating 25 years in the consulting engineering sector, Makhaotse, Narasimulu & Associates (MNA) says the lessons it learned while navigating early structural and economic challenges now offer a blueprint for how emerging or new businesses can survive and scale in South Africa’s increasingly competitive environment.
This year, MNA company marks its silver anniversary – established in 2000 in KwaZulu-Natal, MNA has since expanded its footprint to six offices across South Africa, including the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Free State.
Founding directors Martin Makhaotse and Sagren Narasimulu began their journey as young civil engineers determined to build a firm that would create employment opportunities, mentor and skill young engineers and contribute to infrastructure delivery in South Africa. “We were in our early 30s when we set up the company. There were already large established firms, and many doubted whether a start-up with just two people could survive,” Narasimulu explains. |
