Overview of Business

Don and Family is a 100% black-owned, B-BBEE Level 1 company based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, specializing in fuel supply, logistics, and industrial support services. Founded by Calvin Mahube Mothogoane, the company is built on deep industry expertise, innovation, and a forward-looking vision for expansion across Southern Africa.

We supply diesel, petrol, and gas to diverse sectors, including mining, municipalities, hospitals, and construction. In addition, we are pioneering the transition to renewable fuel solutions such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and plastic-to-diesel technology. Our service offerings also include fog cannon dust suppression, plant hire, sign language interpretation, and plans to develop smart truck stops throughout the region.

Stage of Business
Startup
Industries Served
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Growing of beverage crops
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Growing of citrus fruits
​Mining and quarrying
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
Extraction of crude petroleum
Extraction of natural gas
Mining of coal and lignite
Mining of hard coal
Mining of lignite
Mining of metal ores
Mining of chrome
Mining of copper
Mining of gold
Mining of iron ores
Mining of manganese
Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores
Mining of platinum group metals
Mining of uranium and thorium ores
Other mining of non-ferrous metal ores n.e.c.
Mining support service activities
Other Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Other mining and quarrying
Extraction of peat
Extraction of salt
Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
Mining of diamonds
Mining of phosphates
Mining of precious and semi-precious stones, except diamonds
Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
Other mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
Other quarrying of stone, sand and clay
Quarrying of dimension stone
Quarrying of limestone and limeworks
​Manufacturing
​Construction
​Transportation and storage
Water transport
Inland freight water transport
Inland passenger water transport
Sea and coastal freight water transport
Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Country / HQ
South Africa
Funding required
Government funding
Grant
Loan