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SISA Projects Ltd

Modular. Strategic. Grounded.

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About us

SISA is a private holding and investment company focused on building, funding, and guiding ventures with strong foundations and long-term growth potential.

We focus on innovative hospitality and accommodation solutions across South Africa.

We partner with ambitious operators and local suppliers to co-create infrastructure that is not only profitable but also resilient, responsible, and future-ready.

Our focus is real-world execution, long-term partnerships, and delivering scalable, community-focused projects.

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In a Nutshell

Our background spans industrial engineering, hospitality, real estate, and asset-heavy industries — enabling us to add value beyond investment.

We see ourselves as builders, not just backers:
supporting businesses from concept through to scale with the right resources, partnerships, and vision.

Our goal is to co-develop solutions at the intersection of design, mobility, and self-sufficiency

Design

Modular micro-living and prefab systems

Improve

Alternative hospitality formats that make a local impact

Operate

Guest-ready solutions for rural and suburban hosts

Green

Clean and Green infrastructure
(water, waste, solar)

Give us a shout

To explore how we can build together

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Portfolio

Showcase your best work

Exploration of a 2–4 unit modular lodge for a citrus farm looking to diversify into weekend stays. The layout includes off-grid water and solar, greywater filtration, and remote check-in. Currently mapping out zoning and infrastructure constraints.

Early-stage collaboration with a regional ecotourism operator to explore modular units across 3 sites. Focused on fast-deploy, movable structures to match shifting seasonal demand. R&D on materials and access logistics underway.

A backyard modular unit designed for short-term rental in a high-footfall tourist zone. Design brief included water catchment, composting toilet system, and low-impact foundations. Draft BOM and costing submitted to host-owner.

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Our Team

Our team brings together technical, operational, and commercial experience

Sander van Dorth

Founder / CEO

Sander brings a background in technical operations, real estate, and project management across multiple sectors in Europe. After managing logistics and infrastructure rollouts in The Netherlands, he shifted his focus toward small-scale hospitality systems and modular design. He now leads SISA’ ‘s development strategy and long-term partnerships.

Kerneels Louwrens

Community & Partnerships

Kerneels works on the ground with hosts, municipalities, and local suppliers to ensure each project aligns with regional dynamics. He has a background in community development, property marketing, and event production — giving him a unique perspective on how to activate underused land in a commercially viable, locally rooted way.

Ilona Tames

CFO / Co-founder

Ilona is responsible for the financial backbone of SISA Projects, overseeing budgets, supplier contracts, and compliance. With a background in SME finance and European nonprofit administration, she brings rigor and transparency to every phase of project execution. Originally from Utrecht, she is now based part-time in South Africa.

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We focus on:

Scalable deployment – Low environmental footprint – Cost-efficient modular solutions

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IMPACT

At SISA, we bring together entrepreneurial drive, strategic capital, and operational expertise.

We specialise in small-footprint projects that are replicable and self-sustaining — with a particular focus on rural and peri-urban locations.

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SUSTAINABILITY

While some of these ventures are still under wraps, our direction is clear: to create scalable businesses that deliver value to both partners and communities.

Our projects focus particularly on sustainable energy, water and waste systems

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PARTNERING WITH

– Innovative (modular) builders and infrastructure partners
– Municipal partners exploring micro-stay options
– Suppliers of green systems (solar, water, waste solutions)
– Investors seeking capital-light replicable hospitality models

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CURRENT PROJECTS

SISA is currently developing new initiatives at the crossroads of hospitality, modular infrastructure, local entrepreneurship and sustainable real estate.

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Our Latest

Our latest blog posts:

Why Modular Makes Sense for Small Hospitality in South Africa

Modular hospitality isn’t just a global trend — it’s a solution tailor-made for South Africa’s unique challe…

What Makes a Good Cabin Host?

How everything started Anyone with land can host a cabin — but not everyone should. At SiSa Projects, we believe hosts m…

Designing for Water: Greywater and Rain in Off-Grid Units

Water is one of the most overlooked design challenges in modular hospitality. Whether it’s rainfall variability or munic…

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Contact

Cape Town

info@sisa-projects.co.za
087-2500964