Global Citizenship
& Emigration Expo

Andrew is a South African. Having graduated in Economics and Management from Stellenbosch, he relocated to the UK in 1990 where he started and sold several businesses. He returned to South Africa in 2010 for the education of his two children, and now spends his time between Portugal and South Africa.

He has dual British and South African nationality, while his wife also holds Swiss nationality.

He is a serial entrepreneur and networker, enjoys getting start-up businesses up-and-running, and thrives when there is a crisis to solve. He is an international laser sailor.

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.

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.

Sihle studied Surface Design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology and has qualifications in in hospitality and graphic design. She is well experience in assisting clients through her previous experience as a Front Office Administrator at The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel.

At Sable International, Sihle performs a key role in assisting investment migration clients with all aspects of administration around their application.

Outside of work, she taps into her creativity and spends her time on DIY projects, sketching and creating textile designs.

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.

Megan is a South African, having graduated with a BCom from Stellenbosch. She relocated to the UK in 2011 and predominantly worked in real estate across Europe, the UK, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, advising clients on their portfolios, Megan has worked for Savills and UK billionaire John Caudwell and moved back to South Africa in 2022 to spearhead Sable International’s Real Estate Investment division.

She has dual British and South African nationality.

She has a strong passion for international and cross-border property investing. 

Her vision is to advise clients, through a very personalised process, on investing in real estate abroad and to build a division anchored on integrity and trust, using her ample experience in the property world.

Sarah was born and raised in the UK and graduated from the University of the West of England in International Business. After several travel and hospitality-related roles in the UK, South America, Botswana and Cape Town, she joined Sable International in 2019.

She has British nationality and permanent residency in South Africa.

She has a deep understanding of the various citizenship-by-investment programmes offered by governments around the world, enabling clients to get a second passport or enhanced international mobility.