Hanani Project Management Solutions

What Hanani Project Management Solutions does

Hanani Project Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd is a South African professional services and HR technology firm established in 2007 and headquartered in Pretoria, Gauteng. The company operates two intertwined lines of business: (1) accredited project and programme management consulting, deploying PMBOK-aligned, PRINCE2-practitioner, and Agile/Scrum-certified specialists on a dedicated, one-project-at-a-time basis to clients across financial services, higher education, technology, and engineering sectors — with named enterprise clients including Discovery Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Qrent, and InnoVent; and (2) the "hanani" self-serve recruitment marketplace at hanani.co.za, a POPIA- and FICA-compliant platform that connects 500+ verified employers with 10,000+ active candidates across all nine South African provinces through features including a Smart Profile Builder, salary transparency in ZAR with industry benchmarks, rich candidate profile cards, and an end-to-end hiring pipeline.

The underlying technology is a conventional web-based marketplace with deterministic filtering (industry, role, location, salary range, experience) rather than algorithmic matching. The platform is monetised via transaction-based fees: R1,500 (excl. VAT) per job posting credit and R3,500 (excl. VAT) per resource request, processed through PayFast. Ancillary revenue streams include intermediary background checks (via accredited third-party partners), onboarding and payroll administration as managed services, and accredited training/capability building programmes. Professional services revenue is delivered through direct enterprise engagement with no disclosed contract values or revenue split between the services and platform lines. The company is privately held, founder-operated, and self-funded since incorporation (registration number 2007/030396/07), with no external PE/VC/strategic investor involvement disclosed.

The business model combines high-touch, low-volume enterprise PM consulting with low-touch, potentially high-volume SMB employer self-serve recruitment, creating a two-engine structure where the services side anchors cash flow and the marketplace side represents the optionality for platform-driven scaling. The 6-employee headcount suggests the company remains an owner-operated boutique despite 17+ years of history, and the strategic question for investors is whether the hanani marketplace can achieve the user and employer density required to make the platform side a meaningful revenue contributor alongside the enterprise services base.

Name

Hanani Project Management Solutions

Legal name

Hanani Project Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://hanani.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South African professional services and HR technology firm operating since 2007, offering accredited project management consulting and the hanani recruitment marketplace connecting 500+ verified employers with 10,000+ candidates across financial services, education, and technology sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Management Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Task Management (BPAMAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD), Tools & Platforms Training (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) (EDABAHAH)

Keywords

• Project management consulting
• Programme portfolio management
• Recruitment marketplace platform
• Talent acquisition services
• Project resourcing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Credits: Employers purchase credits to publish job listings. R 1,500 per post (excl. VAT), non-refundable once published.
2. Resource Requests: Employers submit resource requests for candidate sourcing. R 3,500 (excl. VAT) per request, payable via PayFast before search commences.
3. Background Checks: Accredited third-party verification services conducted as an intermediary, quoted per engagement.
4. Onboarding & Payroll Administration: Employer services including onboarding support and payroll administration, quoted per engagement.
5. Project Management Services: Dedicated project specialists deployed to client organisations for programme management, project management, and training engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hanani Project Management Solutions delivers end-to-end project management consulting, including Programme & Portfolio Management and Project Management services, drawing on PMBOK, PRINCE2, and Agile methodologies. It also operates the hanani recruitment marketplace platform, which connects South African employers with project professionals and is supported by Training & Capability Building, Background Check Services, Onboarding, and Payroll Administration offerings.

Product overview

Hanani Project Management Solutions operates as a dual-focused professional services company offering project management services (since 2007) and a tech-enabled talent acquisition platform. The core portfolio consists of Programme & Portfolio Management Services and Project Management Services, supported by Training & Capability Building. The company also operates the hanani recruitment platform — a South African talent marketplace that connects employers with job seekers through features including Smart Profile Builder, Salary Transparency & Benchmarks, Interview Scheduling & Pipeline Management, Background Check Services, and Payroll Administration. Project specialists are deployed to client engagements one at a time for dedicated focus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme & Portfolio Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 0+ Years Delivering Projects
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Discovery HealthcoreOthers · 1 January 2007Discovery Health, a major South African health insurance provider, is listed as a client and partner. Hanani has delivered project management and resourcing services for the organisation.
• University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)coreOthers · 1 January 2007The University of the Witwatersrand, a leading South African university, is listed as a client and partner. Hanani has supported project delivery across university operations.
• QrentcoreOthers · 1 January 2007Qrent is listed as a client and partner. Hanani has provided project and resourcing services to the organisation.
• InnoVentcoreOthers · 1 January 2007InnoVent is listed as a client and partner. Hanani has collaborated on recruitment and project services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed South Africa: Global job search engine with strong South African presence via pay-per-click and sponsored job postings. Directly comparable to Hanani's transactional job posting model (R1,500/post), but with vastly larger candidate database and SEO dominance.
• Robert Half South Africa: Global specialised staffing and consulting firm operating in South Africa with focus on finance, technology, and project management roles. Highly comparable to Hanani's PM specialist deployment model and resource request platform, serving similar enterprise clients in SA.
• Kelly OCG (Kelly Services South Africa): Global staffing firm with South African operations providing contract, permanent placement, and project-based resourcing. Comparable to Hanani's resource request model and PM specialist deployment, but with significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• LinkedIn (Recruitment / Talent Solutions): Global professional network with dominant share in recruitment advertising and talent sourcing worldwide, including South Africa. Competes with Hanani's marketplace for both candidate attention and employer recruitment spend at the enterprise end of the market.
• Adcorp Holdings: Pan-African staffing and workforce solutions group with recruitment, contracting, and HR services. Comparable to Hanani's combined PM services and resourcing model, but at vastly greater scale and broader service portfolio across multiple African markets.

Emerging players

• Mind the Gap Consulting: South African PMO and project management consulting firm offering programme governance and PM capability services. Directly comparable niche competitor to Hanani's Programme & Portfolio Management services on South African geography and target enterprise buyer.

Direct peers

• PNet: Major South African recruitment platform operated by Adcorp Group. Directly comparable as a two-sided SA job marketplace with employer job posting, candidate search, and recruitment workflow tools competing for the same South African employer and job seeker base as hanani.
• CareerJunction: South Africa's leading job board, connecting employers with job seekers across industries. Directly comparable to Hanani's recruitment marketplace on geography, customer base (SA employers and candidates), and core offering (job postings, CV search, applicant tracking).
• JobVine: South African recruitment platform with ATS, job board, and candidate matching tools. Direct competitor to hanani in the SA SMB and mid-market employer segment, with similar self-serve onboarding and pay-per-posting monetisation.

Regional players

• Adapt IT: South African technology and project services firm delivering software implementation, consulting, and managed services. Comparable to Hanani's PM consulting side on South African geography and IT project delivery (software implementation, technology refresh), though operating at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hanani-project-management-solutions

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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