What Relocation Africa does

Relocation Africa (Pty) Ltd., founded in 1993 and headquartered at 42 Goldbourne Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa, is a privately held, founder-owned professional services firm specializing in corporate employee mobility across the African continent. The company operates four integrated divisions: Mobility Services (settling relocated families and employees into new environments via household goods shipment, orientation, home search, school search, and settling-in support), Immigration Services (inbound and outbound work permits and visas), a Research Division (15 years of Compensation & Benefits data, cost-of-living, housing, education, and vehicle surveys across Africa), and a Remuneration Division providing African payroll, ad-hoc payments, expense management, and expatriate tax via a cloud-based payroll platform covering 40 African countries.

The underlying technology stack centers on a proprietary three-portal online expense management system that covers the full relocation lifecycle from arrival to departure, plus a cloud-based payroll and HR software platform servicing 40 African countries. Productized innovations include the 2018 launch of the integrated 3-portal expense system and the 2020 launch of the Virtual Orientation Tour, a video-based virtual city tour developed in response to COVID-era quarantine constraints. Operational reach spans more than 30 African countries through a combination of Cape Town-based staff and a distributed network of part-time mobility consultants and field workers, supplemented by country-level legal alliances (AfriLex Rwanda, AfriLex Tanzania) for immigration advisory.

Relocation Africa makes money on a quote-based, project and managed-services model. Primary customers are multinational corporations relocating employees across Africa (B2B enterprise field sales via website cost requests, EuRA channels, and referrals); secondary segments include individual assignees, Relocation Management Companies (RMCs), and Destination Service Providers (DSPs) seeking local African ground operations. Named enterprise clients include Amazon. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is wholly owned by founders René Stegmann (now Head of Strategy) and Andrew Stegmann (Managing Director), with no external investors or parent company, and added René Webster as General Manager in October 2024 to drive the next scaling phase.

Name

Relocation Africa

Legal name

Relocation Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Website

https://relocationafrica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Relocation Africa is a Cape Town-based, founder-owned B2B professional services firm providing integrated employee mobility, immigration, payroll, and Compensation & Benefits research services to multinational corporations relocating employees across 30+ African countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Mobility & Relocation Services

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Assignment Management (Domestic/International, Short/Long-Term) (HSAKAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Relocation Management (End-to-End) (HSAKACAE), Destination Services (Area Orientation, Settling-In) (HSAKAJAB), Repatriation & End-of-Assignment Support (HSAKAJAL), Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation (BPACAPAN), Global/Multi-Country Payroll & Cross-Border Payments (BPACAIAD), Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation Administration Outsourcing (BPACAKAM)

Keywords

• Corporate relocation services
• Immigration advisory services
• Expatriate destination services
• African payroll management
• Compensation benefits research

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mobility Services: Relocation and destination services assisting individuals and corporate clients to settle relocated families and employees into new environments, including household goods shipment, orientation, home search, school search, and settling in services.
2. Immigration Services: Destination services (both inbound and outbound) enabling expatriates to obtain work permits, visas, and legal status to be effective employees as soon as possible.
3. Research Services: Compensation and Benefits data services including cost of living analyses, housing surveys, education surveys, and vehicle surveys across Africa.
4. Remuneration and Payroll Services: African payroll management, ad-hoc payments, expense management, and expatriate tax services using a cloud-based payroll system covering 40 African countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Relocation Africa provides corporate mobility, immigration, cost-of-living research, and African payroll/expense management services to multinational corporations relocating employees across Africa. Its service portfolio spans four divisions—Mobility (settling-in and destination services), Immigration (work permits and visas), Research (compensation and benefits data), and Remuneration (payroll, ad-hoc payments, and expatriate tax across 40 African countries)—delivered through a proprietary three-portal online expense management platform.

Product overview

Relocation Africa offers a suite of integrated relocation services across Africa spanning four core divisions: Mobility Services (handling all aspects of assignee relocation), Immigration Services (inbound and outbound destination services), Research Division (15 years of Compensation and Benefits data, cost of living analyses, housing/education/vehicle surveys), and Remuneration Division (African payroll, expense management, expatriate tax). The company utilizes a cloud-based payroll system covering 40 African countries. Add-on services include a Relocoaching partnership for expatriate support and a Virtual Orientation Tour program. The integrated portfolio operates through a unified platform with multiple service portals covering the full relocation lifecycle from pre-arrival research through settling-in and ongoing remuneration management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobility Services Destination services helping individuals and corporate clients settle relocated families and employees into new environments, covering orientation, home search, school search, settling-in, household goods shipment, and departure services.
• Immigration Services Inbound and outbound destination immigration services enabling expatriates to obtain work permits, visas, and legal status to be effective employees as soon as possible, with deep expertise in African immigration law.
• Research Services (Compensation & Benefits Data) Compensation and benefits data services covering cost of living analyses, housing surveys, education surveys, and vehicle surveys across Africa, providing market intelligence for remuneration planning.
• Remuneration & Payroll Services African payroll management, ad-hoc payments, expense management, and expatriate tax services delivered through a cloud-based payroll and HR platform covering 40 African countries.
• Virtual Orientation Tour Video-based virtual orientation program providing assignees with a virtual tour of the destination city covering all aspects of a traditional orientation, enabling pre-arrival familiarization without physical travel.
• Training Services Training programs for relocating assignees including cultural training and migration preparation, supporting expatriate effectiveness in new African environments.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EuRA (European Relocation Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelocation Africa is a member of EuRA and is bound by their ethics and Rules of Conduct. EuRA's stated aim is to spread knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding employee mobility, enhance industry performance standards through communication and education.
• RelocoachingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing additional independent support for relocating assignees and their families. Relocoaching coaches understand the realities of expatriation and provide practical tools to help individuals adapt, build resilience, and thrive in new environments.
• AfriLex RwandacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManaging Partner Doreen Karake at AfriLex provides immigration advisory services for Rwanda, offering expertise in immigration and relocation advisory, contract negotiations, transactions advisory, corporate governance, Rwanda investment advisory, and Rwanda Company and Employment laws.
• AfriLex TanzaniacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner Crispin Mwebesa at AfriLex Associates provides immigration advisory services for Tanzania, with expertise in Competition & Antitrust, Immigration Laws and Policies, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Intellectual Property.
• Expat NestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodcast partnership producing content on expat emotional needs, grief experiences during relocation, and support resources for expats and their families during the relocation process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEIjy7EnwALmbdebU7HPo3A
• Facebookfacebook.com/relocationafrica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/relocationafrica
• Instagraminstagram.com/relocationafrica
• Xx.com/ReloAfrica

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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