Access Management was founded in 2009 by Managing Director, Rian Oberholzer (former SA Rugby MD) and Chairman, Songezo Nayo (former National Sports Council Senior Manager, SA Rugby MD, and 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Venue Stadium Manager).

With more than 50 years’ collective experience at the very pinnacle of the continent’s Sports-facility, Events and Entertainment Industries, our founders sought to set a new standard in the efficiency and impact with which sporting events, brands and organisations are marketed, leveraged and delivered to the public. And, in the process, to amplify the returns involved for all stakeholders.

Our initial focus was the management of Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Out of necessity and ambition, however, our expertise expanded into a number of new specialties, including Event Management (offering turn-key solutions for events on all scales), Stakeholder Management, Sponsorship and Brokerage, Brand Activations, Tender Bid and Proposal Development, as well as Business Management and Structure Consulting Services to sports unions, brands, sponsors, federations, municipalities, provinces, and SMMEs.

Since then, we have grown from strength to strength, successfully staging world-class events and managing partnerships across Southern Africa’s major cities.