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Women in Mining

Initiative moves forward, reaps rewards

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 Coal mining company Kangra’s initiative to recruit and upskill women has continued to gain momentum as 23 young women were recruited either as employees or trainees in the last two years. The company’s Women in Mining initiative, which started in 2021, has given local young women from the host... 

Doors opened by women engineers, scientists

12th August 2022 Women working as consulting engineers and scientists are opening doors of opportunity in mining by breaking down discriminatory attitudes and creating role models for the future, with the consulting engineering sector being an important contributor to gender transformation in mining, said mining... 

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CONSULTANTS’ CONTRIBUTION Mining will undoubtedly become a more inviting environment for women

PGMs miner emphasises female representation

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Gender Equity forums have made progress in advancing gender mainstreaming activities and the company is working towards achieving 15% female representation by 2025. Implats has achieved its aim of having women account for 25% of... 

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT The company was again listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2022

Training helps address practical challenges

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 With women often not being exposed to knowledge regarding practical, technical and mechanical skills, training provider MetSkill sensitises its learners to the challenges faced by women working in the mining industry. While the company’s skills development courses are not gender specific, it... 

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TEAMWORK MetSkill encourages collaboration between men and women to combine the strengths that both groups provide

SANS 1589 Failsafe Emergency Brakes

12th August 2022 Since the early 2010s, industrial equipment manufacturer and supplier AIM Equipment (B-BBEE Level 2) has devoted several resources into the design and development of true SANS 1589-certified brake systems through its in-house design office. The driving force was to create safer machines and, in... 

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Women forge new directions at De Beers Group

12th August 2022 With more than 90% of De Beers Group consumers being women, the company values the diversity of its teams as a key strategy in building a more productive, innovative and resilient business. Among the De Beers women at the cutting edge of mining progress is Stephanie Schoeman, lead quantity... 

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Harmony - Women in Mining

12th August 2022 Boipelo Lekubo - Financial Director (FD) Full Name: Boipelo Lekubo Position: Financial Director Date and Place of Birth: 30 June, in Pretoria Education: a UCT alumni, Chartered Accountant and currently pursuing my MBA at UCT Management style: Our corporate governance framework, code of ethics,... 

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AMIS - Raksha Naidoo

By: Yolande Botes     12th August 2022 Full Name: Raksha Naidoo Position and Company Name: Managing Director at AMIS Group and Deputy Chairperson of Women in Mining South Africa 

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IMT - Women in Mining

12th August 2022 Grace Shana – Group Financial Manager Born in Zimbabwe, Grace Shana holds a degree in Banking and Finance, a Senior Development Management Programme (SMDP) from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently in her final year studying towards an Honours in Business Management with Lincoln... 

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Kwatani blazes a trail for women in mining

12th August 2022 Now part of the multi-national Sandvik Group, Spartan-based Kwatani is a Level 2 B-BBEE accredited South African company which is committed to economic transformation and gender equality. An important reflection of this status is the fact that 50% of the company’s management are women. Kwatani... 

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Provider highlights women’s issues

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 There should be greater awareness of the obstacles that women working in the mining industry have to overcome, says training solutions provider KBC Health and Safety COO Sian Thurtell. She says women working in the industry deal with challenges such as gender bias, ill-fitting personal protective... 

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RISKI DISKI KBC’s cultural programme, RISKI DISKI, combines behaviour-based safety training and risk management to create greater awareness around these issues

Hybrid model helps work-life balance

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 Restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic made it difficult for women working in the mining industry to maintain a work-life balance. As a result, industrial and mine site automation solutions provider Gilbarco Veeder-Root introduced a permanent hybrid work model to enable its employees –... 

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RUMISHA MOTILAL The work from home model has helped women achieve a better work-life balance by affording them greater flexibility

Training provider hosts programmes for women

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 While the mining industry has progressed to be more accommodating towards women, those working in the mining industry are often expected to prove themselves to be as capable and competent as men, says specialist mining training provider Prisma Training Solutions metallurgy training manager Carol... 

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CAROL BRANDT Prisma offers mentorship for career development to assist women in progressing to management levels

WiMSA actively empowering women in mining

By: Sabrina Jardim     12th August 2022 Nonprofit organisation (NPO) Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) is embarking on initiatives to progress and develop women working in the mining industry. WiMSA is the only NPO in South Africa that enables women in the industry to network with one another; it offers opportunities for mentoring... 

WiMSA committee members at the Mining Indaba: Petro du Pisani (WiMSA); Tebogo Mosito (WiMBiz); Pity Pheko (WiMSA); Raksha Naidoo (WiMSA); Briony Liber (WiMSA)
MINING INDABA WiMSA committee members at the Mining Indaba: Petro du Pisani (WiMSA); Tebogo Mosito (WiMBiz); Pity Pheko (WiMSA); Raksha Naidoo (WiMSA); Briony Liber (WiMSA)

Inclusion in education to address gender disparity

By: Claire O'Reilly     6th August 2021 Mining is the biggest contributor to the South African economy, and statistically also the most male-dominated industry, but mining training company Prisma Training Solutions argues that through education, awareness and better gender representation, the percentage of women in the mining workforce... 

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Prisma metallurgy manager and trainer
CAROL BRANDT Prisma metallurgy manager and trainer

New Women in Mining initiative to launch soon

6th August 2021 Coal mining company Kangra, a subsidiary of mining investment company Menar, located in Saul Mkhizeville, in Mpumalanga is currently establishing a new Women in Mining (WIM) initiative to further empower and safeguard women at the mine. Kangra human resources (HR) officer Buhle Nzuza explains... 

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NONHLANHLA MASEKO Operating an ADT is tough, but can be greatly rewarding

Step towards holistic ESG in mining

By: Claire O'Reilly     6th August 2021 Regulations concerning environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) globally have made progress in recent years, with legalisation compelling mining companies to meet specific ESG targets. 

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Automation will harness the power of connectivity

By: Claire O'Reilly     6th August 2021 Digital transformation provides a major opportunity to address challenges in the mining industry, says industrial automation and digital transformation company Rockwell Automation, which has developed the Connected Mine solution, which aims to converge plant-level and enterprise networks, and... 

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CANNINAH DLADLA-MAPENA Rockwell South Africa Managing Director

Challenging the norm to drive women inclusion 

By: Simone Liedtke     6th August 2021 The general increase in women working in the local mining sector may not always have been a deliberate move, but minerals processing equipment manufacturer Multotec gravity concentration and polyurethane GM Christina Ramotsabi says more companies are committing to “challenging the norm”. “The... 

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Multotec’s Christina Ramotsabi gives more insight into how companies can challenge the norm to drive women inclusion.

UMS leads the way for women in mining

6th August 2021 While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility for, and the development of, women in the mining sector, companies such as United Mining Services (UMS) are leading the drive towards inclusivity. UMS Group CEO Digby Glover says... 

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NONJABULO ZIKHALI, ANTONETTE MALEPE, GENEVIEVE VAN WYK AND ESBÉ MILLER (front)

Tangible gains derived from ERG Africa’s commitment to women

6th August 2021 Global diversified resources company Eurasian Resources Group’s (ERG’s) African operation’s commitment to women empowerment and gender equality, evident in its Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy, has provided a strong impetus to its corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives and its... 

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ISABEL RAMÍREZ ERG Africa’s success in attracting and retaining women is the fact that gender inclusivity is enshrined in the company’s corporate culture and in its Code of Conduct

Harmony’s strength in diversity

7th August 2020 At Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony”), we are committed to building and maintaining a representative workforce and continuously promote a working environment which provides equal opportunities to all our employees without prejudice of any kind, especially gender- based. In FY19, a... 

BOIPELO LEKUBO, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
BOIPELO LEKUBO, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR BCom (Hons), CA(SA)

Women representation in mining ‘getting there’

By: Mamaili Mamaila     7th August 2020 Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME. 

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BME has a promising representation of women in its ranks, from operator level to mining engineers, including the company’s logistics and central services
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS BME has a promising representation of women in its ranks, from operator level to mining engineers, including the company’s logistics and central services

Women representation agenda is at even odds – WiMSA

By: Mamaili Mamaila     7th August 2020 The South African mining sector has improved significantly in terms of the representation of women, compared with the situation ten years ago, says mining industry organisation Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA). 

THABILE MAKGALA One positive that may emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic may be an accelerated modernisation of work, which will make careers in mining not only more accessible to women but also more fulfilling and productive for men and women
THABILE MAKGALA One positive that may emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic may be an accelerated modernisation of work, which will make careers in mining not only more accessible to women but also more fulfilling and productive for men and women

Kenmare accelerates women-focused diversity agenda

By: Mamaili Mamaila     7th August 2020 Dual-listed titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources is focused on increasing the number of women in its workforce as the company recognises that diversity, particularly gender diversity, is a key driver of business success.  

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Kenmare is keen to continue advancing the interests of women in Mozambique
ELAINE DORWARD-KING Kenmare is keen to continue advancing the interests of women in Mozambique

Women forge ahead on level playing field

By: Mamaili Mamaila     7th August 2020 While the mining, construction, manufacturing, and health and safety sectors were once male-dominated, the women heading global solutions company SafetySA’s business units have upended the stereotypes, proving that South Africa’s women need nothing more than a level playing field to forge ahead.  

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While sectors, such as mining, may have initially had reservations about young women training their mainly male staff, for example, those reservations are not as prevalent today
PALESA GAASENWE While sectors, such as mining, may have initially had reservations about young women training their mainly male staff, for example, those reservations are not as prevalent today

Forums advancing women representation

By: Mamaili Mamaila     7th August 2020 Specialty chemicals company Clariant – which is focused on sustainability and innovation – strongly believes in diversity and inclusion within the company. 

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The metallurgical sector does not struggle to attract women as much as it struggles to retain them
LINDA MAHLANGU The metallurgical sector does not struggle to attract women as much as it struggles to retain them

Levelling the playing field, changing the narrative

7th August 2020 South African women in mining have gradually become formal members of the mining fraternity, starting from 1996, when the South African government denounced the International Labour Organization convention of 1935 which prohibited employment of women in underground mining work. 

Inclusion and diversity strategy delivering change

By: Tracy Hancock     2nd August 2019 Global diamond producer De Beers Group is most proud of the “energy change” its inclusion and diversity strategy has instigated throughout its value chain – from mining to retail, says De Beers social impact senior VP Katie Fergusson. “We are still early in the journey, but we are making visible... 

TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION More needs to be done to build the pipeline of women equipped to take on technical roles in the mining sector
TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION More needs to be done to build the pipeline of women equipped to take on technical roles in the mining sector

South Africa progressive in advancing women in mining

By: Tracy Hancock     2nd August 2019 Historically, the mining industry has been “extremely” male dominated, but there has been a substantial drive locally to increase the number of women working in the industry, says women-owned vibrating equipment manufacturer Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin. However, many other African countries are... 

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While two women sit on Kwatani’s executive committee, women also comprise 75% of the company’s board and more than 50% of management across departments
ELIZABETH ARULAPPEN AND KIM SCHOEPFLIN While two women sit on Kwatani’s executive committee, women also comprise 75% of the company’s board and more than 50% of management across departments

Harmony’s BEREKA MOSADI “WORKING WOMAN” initiative

2nd August 2019 The Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) “Bereka Mosadi” (Tswana for “working woman”) communication initiative - which started in 2017 - highlights the women that are excelling in their respective leadership roles at Harmony, and gives all Harmony employees insight into their lives and... 

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