sp3-fd3f8cb590d0c0ad.pdf

This document is a Social and Labour Plan (SLP) for Atha-Africa Ventures, detailing the company's strategies for employee training, community development, and socio-economic impact within the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.

• Atha-Africa Ventures has established an Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) programme to provide a foundation for employee career paths. The company targets a minimum of 57 employees to complete ABET programmes over a five-year period, with a total allocated budget of R 373,500.
• The mine's core skills training focuses on internal mobility and career progression, with specific budget allocations for Admin & Finance (R 128,000), Management/Leadership (R 128,000), OHS&E (R 156,000), and Technical Fields (R 700,000).
• Atha-Africa Ventures provides learnerships for both internal employees and members of nearby communities. External learnership targets include Diesel, Fitting, and Electrical trades, with a total estimated cost of R 342,000.
• The company implements a 'Portable Skills Programme' to mitigate the impact of job losses during downscaling, retrenchment, or mine closure. This reskilling strategy aims to provide ex-miners with training to secure employment after the mine closes.
• The project area, located within the Pixley ka Seme and Mkhondo local municipalities, is characterized by low education and income levels.S. Only 1% of the population has tertiary education, and 43% of the potential labour force is unemployed.
• The mine expects to employ approximately 576 people, which is estimated to support a total of 1,728 persons directly dependent on the mine, assuming an average of three dependents per employee.
• Atha-Africa Ventures has planned two specific Local Economic Development (LED) projects: subsidising mobile clinics in cooperation with the Department of Health, and assisting with the construction of a classroom and providing guest teachers, with a total project cost of R 4,420,000 for the education initiative.

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