About EP-Exec

South Africa's Leading Stakeholder Engagement and Social Facilitation Specialists.

Founded in 2018. Proven across R3.11 billion in developments. The private sector benchmark for the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework.

Our Story

EP-Exec (derived from EmpowerPloy Executive) was founded in 2018 to solve a problem that was derailing infrastructure projects across South Africa: the gap between commercial development and the communities they operate in. We began under the name Empowerploy, under Pheme Consulting, before becoming a standalone entity in 2021. In the years since, we have delivered stakeholder engagement and social facilitation services across four major retail developments, successfully employing over 19,500 people and completing every project with zero work stoppages. Today, we are recognised by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure as the private sector benchmark for the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF). This is the national policy framework that establishes stakeholder engagement as a critical professional discipline in South Africa's built environment.

The EP-Exec team

Mission & Vision

Mission

To connect forward-thinking businesses with local talent and resources through strategic stakeholder engagement, impactful project management and structured community beneficiation. We create projects that deliver commercial success and community prosperity together.

Vision

A South Africa where every infrastructure project is a catalyst for local economic growth. Developers, contractors, communities and government work together from inception to delivery and every community emerges from a project stronger than when it began.

The EP-Exec Difference

Not theory. On-site execution with verifiable systems.

Not a recruitment agency

We deliver Stakeholder Engagement & Social Facilitation

Recruitment is a service we provide inside a structured six-pillar system, supported by EP-Exec Accredit.

Not a PR firm

We are on-site, every day

We manage external and internal stability across your project lifecycle, with documentation that holds up under scrutiny.

Not compliance box-ticking

Audit-ready, person-traceable evidence

We deliver verifiable records of every engagement, declaration and spend. Each record is traceable to a real person or transaction.

Government Recognition

ISFF delivery presented at a national ITAF webinar

In February 2026, Patrick Moraka presented EP-Exec's Soshanguve Mall case study as the private sector demonstration of the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework in action. The webinar attracted 545 participants and 74 questions. It was hosted by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in collaboration with ITAF and streamed live on the National School of Government platform.

545 Participants
74 Questions
Hosted by Department of Public Works and Infrastructure National School of Government
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Patrick Moraka speaking during EP-Exec government recognition event

Track Record

Project Year Developer Status
Mall of Thembisa 2020 Exemplar Completed
Katlehong Crossing Shopping Centre 2021 Abland Property Developers Completed
Eyethu Shopping Centre, Soweto 2022 McCormick Property Development / Abland Completed
Soshanguve Mall 2025 Cubisol Property Fund Completed
R3.11B Combined Portfolio
19,500+ People Employed
0 Work Stoppages

Team

Patrick Moraka

Patrick Moraka

Managing Director

Stakeholder Engagement and Social Facilitation Expert. Founder of EP-Exec and recognised practitioner since 2018. Private sector benchmark for the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework.

Mpho Mokwena

Mpho Mokwena

Marketing & Operations

Drives client relationships, project communications and operational delivery across all EP-Exec engagements.

Phuti Seanego

Phuti Seanego

Admin & Support

Ensures the smooth running of EP-Exec's day-to-day operations, client onboarding and project documentation.

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