Thebe is driven by the commitment to socially embed wealthcreation to serve economically marginalised communities, and promote socioeconomic transformation and development in South Africa Thebe was founded in 1992 as a wholly owned entity of the Batho Batho Trust, a trust established by champions of social change like Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Financial Mail Little Black Book Movers & Shakers Award: Thebe Investment Corporation & Royal Bafokeng Holdings
To fully appreciate the essence of Thebe, we have to begin at its origins and foundation to identify some of its key birthmarks that, taken together with other foundation stones that were laid at its inception, tell us who Thebe is, its reason for being, how it came about and some of the principles accompanied by moral obligations that underlie the foundation and operations of Thebe, which continue to shape its identity and character.