Who We Are
Royal Impact is the social innovation platform of the kingdom of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (the “Nation”). We are focused on solving local Bafokeng socio-economic problems with bottom-up solutions using technology, disruptive thinking and innovative ideas.
Our Mission
Our mission at Royal Impact is to build a world-class social innovation platform that creates long-term positive impact that reverberates throughout the Nation and will echo across future generations. This we will achieve by harnessing the collective power, ideas, and potential of the ‘People of the Dew’. As a platform established by the Nation, traditional values and continuous innovation are in our DNA.
Our Shareholder
Our ultimate shareholder is the Royal Bafokeng Nation Development Trust which manages the commercial interests of the Nation. The Nation is a kingdom of approximately 150,000 Setswana speaking people, based in the North West Province of South Africa.
Centuries ago, the leaders of the Nation purchased the land that its people inhabited, laying the foundation for the intergenerational wealth creation to follow. The land that the Nation owns houses approximately 80% of the world’s platinum reserves.
The technological revolution is upon us and a response is needed to ensure that one benefits from this future rather than being harmed by it. In the Nation’s tradition of innovation, Royal Impact was created to add an innovation and technology overlay to the execution of Plan 35, the Nation’s strategic developmental roadmap.
Royal Impact is proud to stand on the shoulders of giants who have pioneered intergenerational impact investing over centuries for the benefit of their people. We look into the future firmly grounded in these centuries’ old values, values that empower us to embrace change.