EP-Exec | Stakeholder Engagement & Social Beneficiation Expert

Infrastructure Projects Don't Fail Because of Bad Engineering. They Fail Because of Broken Community Relations.

EP-Exec is South Africa's leading built environment specialist in Stakeholder Engagement and Social Facilitation. We keep projects stable, communities included and developers compliant. We are the private sector benchmark for the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework.

What is SE&SF?

Stakeholder Engagement and Social Facilitation (SE&SF) is a recognised professional practice in South Africa's built environment. It is not community liaison. It is not a checkbox. It is a professional discipline with defined methodologies, structured frameworks, and measurable outcomes — one that determines whether a project succeeds or stalls.

The ISFF is the national policy framework for SE&SF

The Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF), developed by DPWI in partnership with ITAF, National Treasury, CIDB, and SACPCMP, is South Africa's national policy framework for this discipline. EP-Exec has been practising the principles of the ISFF since 2018. We are the private sector benchmark.

Patrick Moraka presenting at ISFF webinar

EP-Exec at the ISFF National Webinar

From Policy to Practice — Soshanguve Mall as the ISFF benchmark

On 24 February 2026, EP-Exec Managing Director Patrick Moraka presented the integrated social facilitation framework in action. The webinar attracted 545 participants with 74 questions submitted.

545 Participants
74 Questions
Hosted by Department of Public Works and Infrastructure National School of Government

ISFF: Status and Implications

  • 1
    Gazetted for public comment ✓
  • 2
    NEDLAC endorsement secured ✓
  • 3
    Preliminary SEIA certification from the Presidency ✓
  • 4
    Cabinet approval: targeted Q2 2026 ←
  • 5
    National rollout mandated: 30 June 2026

What this means for your project

Stakeholder engagement and social facilitation is becoming a formalised, regulated requirement for infrastructure delivery in South Africa. Developers who prepare now — not when the regulation passes — will have a compliance and competitive advantage. EP-Exec is already there. We have been there since 2018.

Three ISFF Principles EP-Exec Delivers

Organic Engagement

Early and continuous engagement

Activities at the back, work in the front. Community relations are managed continuously so construction proceeds without interruption.

Co-Creation

Social Contract moves to practice

Community ideas, skills, and resources are incorporated — maximising local beneficiation and giving the community genuine ownership of outcomes.

Co-Ownership

Local-centric employment and empowerment

Employment and empowerment are local-centric from construction through to facility management. The community helps build it.

How EP-Exec Deploys on the Ground

SEP

Stakeholder Engagement Practitioner

Community relationship owner. Runs engagements, manages the Social Contract, chairs PSC meetings, maintains stakeholder trust.

VCO

Verification and Compliance Officer

On-site daily gate management. Enforces “No Card, No Entry,” records daily intake, and produces site activity reports.

Admin

Documentation Engine

Receives declaration forms and CVs, registers participants, and produces daily documentation outputs.

On-site systems

  • Accredit
  • Portal
  • 1 Door Policy
  • No Card No Entry
  • Daily intake reports
  • PSC records

Case Study Summary

Soshanguve Mall case study photo
Local SpendR70,248,195.24
vs Target159.73%
Local Jobs2,373 (54% of workforce)
Local Businesses58 engaged
Work StoppagesZero
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