At Tronox, corporate citizenship is an integral part of our global business. One of our core values is to honour our responsibility to create value for stakeholders.
As a global organisation, we are committed to creating sustainability and making a positive difference to the lives of people from the communities where we operate. Through the Local Economic Development (LED) projects, identified in our Social Labour Plan, we invested approximately R2-million in 2020.
Umlalazi Houses
Three houses were built for identified families in need in the Umlalazi area of KwaZulu Natal, with a contract value of about R700 000.
Contractor: Bongamagugu Construction
This project created employment for 12 males, of whom nine were youths.
Dube Housing
A critical housing shortage exists in many parts of the country and a dire need was identified in the Dube area, in KwaZulu Natal. Ten houses were constructed in 2019 as Phase 1 of the project to help address that need.
Contract Value: about R1.3-million
A further ten houses were completed in 2020 as Phase 2 of the Dube housing project in the Madlankala area in KwaZulu Natal.
Contractor: Nomuntu Construction & Projects, a 100% black women-owned company, which employed five females and 15 males – all youths.