Residency- and citizenship-by-investment: Open up your World

Richard grew up in Cape Town and graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 2001. Like many South Africans at that time, he then moved to London and spent four years working at Goldman Sachs Investment Bank.

In 2004, Richard returned to Cape Town and joined the Pam Golding Property Group’s international division, where he moved through the ranks from finance to operations and then the Director of their Mauritius Operation. Richard and his family moved to Mauritius in 2017, where he headed up the group's Mauritius operation on the Island, with a specialised focus on successfully launching new real-estate developments to the Southern African and EU market.

Richard has an extreme passion for real estate and the investment migration industry, which focuses on residency- and citizenship-by-investment programmes that allow individuals and families alike the freedom of global movement.

In his free time, Richard enjoys travelling, a session of surfskiing, a round of golf, or a walk up the mountain with his family.

Richard holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Stellenbosch and a diploma in Real Estate Development from Cape Town Technical University.

Andrew grew up in South Africa, where he was schooled at Michaelhouse after which he completed his education at the University of Stellenbosch.

He served as an officer in the South African Navy before completing his management training with the McCarthy Group.

He established a company that facilitated the investment of UK client money into the emerging South African property market. He successfully sold his interests before being appointed to head up Sable International's forex team.

Andrew is a keen sailor who has competed internationally and spends many weekends away either sailing or enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two children.

Sihle was born and raised in the Eastern Cape, moving to Cape Town in 2013 to study Surface Design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She furthered her studies in graphic design but also branched out into hospitality, taking up retail sales and administrator positions at the iconic and luxury 5-star Mount Nelson Hotel.

Sihle joined the Sable Investment Migration team in 2020 and has excelled in all of her roles, growing from a client administrator to investment migration caseworker and into her current senior caseworker position. She has traditionally focused on assisting our Portugal Golden Visa clients with their application process, even undertaking to learn Portuguese to better understand the requirements for nationality, but she also prepares and advises on complex residency and citizenship applications across all the jurisdictions where we offer investment migration solutions.

Outside of work, Sihle enjoys spending time at the beach, hiking in the mountains, good food and wine tasing experiences.

Shakirah was born and raised in Table View, Cape Town. She travelled a bit when she was young, and that’s where her desire to explore and travel the world began.

After matriculating, she studied Events Management at Prestige Academy college. Before joining Sable International she worked at Discovery Headquarters in Cape Town for six years. During this time, she was tasked with numerous operations pertaining, but not limited to, delivering excellent services to clients from start to finish. Problem solving and providing initiative thinking just to mention a few.

She is currently an Investment Migration Caseworker at Sable International assisting clients through every administrative step throughout their migration application process.

She is extremely goal-oriented and hard working. She is always up for a new challenge and love seeing her visions come to reality.

Mikayla holds a four-year degree from the University of San Diego, California, where she attended on a tennis scholarship. After returning to Cape Town in 2016, she began her career in real estate, initially working in marketing and administration before transitioning into sales—a move that sparked her passion for property.

In 2023, Mikayla spent two months in Portugal, where she immersed herself in the culture and language, achieving an A2 level certification. With a deep interest in both property and travel, she is dedicated to understanding her clients’ unique needs, especially in real estate and investment migration decisions.

Outside of work, Mikayla enjoys playing padel, mountain biking, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

Paula is South African - Portuguese and from the city of Johannesburg. In 2014 she left South Africa to be a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines where she lived in Dubai for 11 years. She left commercial aviation to do private aviation in Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a further nine years, where she spent half the year living in Portugal in her time off. Her first job in Portugal was as a chiropractic assistant. 

She loves meeting people and getting to see and experience new things. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and resources with other people. On her time off she loves cooking (and eating), reading and learning new hobbies. She also enjoys a good TV series when the weather is moody outside.

Valencia matriculated from Steenberg Secondary then did a PA course at the Academy of Learning. She has worked at Table Mountain Cable Way, and in 4- and 5-star hotels in Cape Town. She took a four-year break from working, in order to study social work through Unisa, after which she worked in Health & Safety for seven years.

She joins our Investment Migration team where she will be working as a client administrator. 

She has a bubbly personality and is very humble. She is eager to learn and grow in her new role. Outside of work, Valencia loves spending time with her daughter and grandson. She also loves to braai with friends or binge watch series.

Originally from the UK, Sarah is well-travelled – having worked in France, South America and Botswana before settling in Cape Town. She graduated at the top of her class with a BA (Hons) in International Business before spending 15 years in hospitality. During this time, she gained a clear understanding of the need for global mobility through her own experience.

Sarah currently oversees Sable International’s Investment Migration casework team, assisting clients with finding the programme which best fits their needs. Once people have chosen their route to global citizenship, she assists them every step of the way through the entire process.

In her free time Sarah enjoys life outdoors, spending time with family and friends paired with laughter, good food and wine.