1. SEIPONESAGAUTA
ISSUE 02 ¥ Q4 2015 / 2016 A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DEEP
MESSAGE FROM THE VP
MAXUS
ROLL-OUT
PG2
WELLNESS
CAMPAIGN
PG6
LONG
SERVICE AWARDS
PG10
It has been a year since I joined South Deep and time has flown.
2015 had its own challenges and triumphs.
Looking back at the past 12 months,
we can proudly say that we have made
many improvements at our operation.
We introduced Safety incident
management and advocated for
everyone to be responsible in his or
her area of responsibility. This yielded
a positive Safety performance
later in the year, when we
had a full injury free calendar
month in November.
If we continue to advocate
accountability and take
precautions while working, I believe that we will break more
Safety records this year.
The South Deep Operational Strategy was developed in
2015 to focus on key challenges impacting South Deep
business performance. Amongst others, skills development
was identified as a critical project for achieving sustainable
business improvement. The project is phased approached,
starting with artisan’s training, and followed by operator
and supervisor’s training. I am committed and excited to
keep you well informed on the progress of projects to be
executed.
During the last two quarters of 2015, we saw an upward
trend in our production; we ended 2015 on a high note by
exceeding our monthly plan by 112%. It is only appropriate
that I congratulate everyone on their hard work and
dedication during the December production month. It was
our best production month in 2015.
I hope we will continue with a positive attitude, spirit of
dedication and teamwork to keep breaking records this
year. Let us make South Deep a company that everyone
wants to be part of. We can only do that if we continue
working hard and producing gold safely.
In closing, I would like to wish all of our colleagues a safe,
productive and prosperous year ahead. I am confident that
South Deep will achieve strong operating performance
during 2016 and develop the foundation necessary to
support the company’s cash neutral aspiration (break-even).
The road ahead points the way to success. I hope you will
join me on the journey with enthusiasm, energy and a can-
do attitude.
Adriaan de Beer
VP and Head of Operations, South Deep
Best performers
Twin Shaft
Mr M Mpina, LHD operator
Mr P Mashaba, Drill rig operator
Mr R Poliso, Drill rig operator
Mr T Pheto, Loco operator
Mr R Khoza, Loco operator
South Shaft
Mr I Mokwena, Rig operator
Mr R Motha, LHD operator
Mr D Masethe, Simba operator LHS.
Mr P Mafa, Engineering Mechanical
Mr O Seleke, Loco Operator
Johan Stoltz and best performer LHD driver Montu Mpina
Johan Stoltz and best performing drill rig operators Paul Mashaba and Radibe Poliso
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A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DEEPSEIPONESAGAUTA ¥ ISSUE2 ¥ Q42015/2016
FOCUS ON PEOPLE
Bonus Scheme: Your thoughts
Seipone spoke to some employees about the newly implemented Bonus Scheme
The new Bonus Scheme was launched on 15 July 2015 to support South Deep’s goal of being a sustainable and successful mine. It also addressed
a call from unions and employees to review the new scheme. According to this scheme, individual crews are responsible for their own success
and bonus-earning potential. However, it is important to remember that we all need to work together as a team to achieve our objectives. Another
fundamental change is the inclusion of all employees.
Mafora Murwa
Diesel Mechanic Learner
“I am very happy with the production bonus.
I am even more happy about the fact that
it includes everyone, even learners. This
indicates that South Deep cares about all
its employees. They believe in the future
employees of the mine.”
Winston Mogotsi
Supervisor ETD
“It’s a good thing for employees to be
incentivised. This is also a good method
of motivating us to work hard and be more
productive.”
Princess Sello
Shaft Onsetter
“I am not used to getting a bonus, but for
the past three months I have been very
happy. This serves as a motivation for me to
continue working hard and safely”
Bertus Grenfell
Engineering Shaft
“The monthly bonus is a good thing but the
fact that the amount is not the same is very
concerning. For example, trackless people
get more money. I am surface engineer and I
get couple of hundred rands, while trackless
people get thousands of rands. We are all
working for the same mine; we are all doing
important jobs on the mine.”
New Maxus rolled out
at South Deep
“The new Maxus system has the ability to detect another
locomotive coming in an opposite direction. As a result,
our operators will be more alert and cautious when driving
the new locos,” says Neo Molefe, TM3 Training HOD.
“We hope that by introducing these new systems, we will
prevent accidents.”
Reitumetse Pitseng, Locomotive Operator, shared his
views about Maxus: “The system is user-friendly and I am
happy about the fact that it uses images to communicate
with the operator.”
Neo adds that the Maxus systems will be rolled out
throughout the mine. He encourages operators to follow
and familiarise themselves with the key control procedure
for the locos and all trackless mobile machinery.
South Deep locomotives now all boast new
Maxus systems. These are fully integrated
locomotive safety management systems
designed specifically for underground rail-
bound equipment. To date, 110 locomotive
drivers and 13 electricians have been
trained and found competent.
Loco drivers getting training on the Maxus
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FOCUS ON PEOPLE
This scheme gives our employees a chance to buy
or rent decent, good quality and affordable homes
close to the mine. Employees in the C upper band
and below may qualify to be home owners according
to the rules of the scheme. South Deep would like
employees to have a place they can call ‘my home’ at
the end of each shift.
The scheme will help to make this dream a reality
by providing financial assistance and advice to
employees. Employees may continue with their
current living arrangements but are invited to take
advantage of this new opportunity.
Currently, 150 houses are being built in Westonaria
and are to be completed in quarter one of 2016.
This year South Deep signed a ground-
breaking wage agreement with organised
labour. One aspect of this wage agreement
is the Tswelopele Home Ownership Scheme.
wage agreement signed
Groundbreaking
TSW
ELOP
ELE
HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME
My home. My family. Our future.
During construction
After construction
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SEIPONESAGAUTA ¥ ISSUE2 ¥ Q42015/2016 A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DEEP
FOCUS ON PEOPLE
DC BEZUIDENHOUT | 1 Sep 2015
Manager Engineering
MS MPORETJI | 2 Nov 2015
Unit Manager Environmental
L RWODZI | 02 Nov 2015
Chief Rock Engineer
JJ VAN HEERDEN | 11 Jan 2016
Superintendent Engineering
MA BOOYSEN | 24 Nov 2015
Unit Manager Engineering
J BERNITZ | 4 Jan 2016
Unit Manager Business Optimisation
PM SESHABELA | 23 Nov 2015
Superintendent Protection Services
J V. ZYL | 09 Sep 2015
Superintendent Rock Engineering
DJ GONSALVES | 3 Sep 2015
Manager Engineering
ME OLIVIER | 23 Nov 2015
Unit Manager Engineering
J STOLTZ | 05 Oct 2015
Manager Mining Optimisation
A VENTER | 30 Oct 2015
Unit Manager Engineering
GR HAYWARD | 1 Dec 2015
Unit Manager ETD
NT RATSHITAKA | 4 Jan 2016
Superintendent Rock Engineering
RD V.D MERWE | 26 Oct 2015
Mine Overseer Engineering Shafts
A ZWIEGELAAR | 15 Oct 2015
Mine Overseer
New engagements
at South Deep
We would like to welcome all new employees who joined
South Deep from September 2015 to January 2016.
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FOCUS ON SAFETY
South Deep’s Head of SHEQ, Stuart Sepetla talks to Seipone about key Safety
issues in 2015 and the plans for 2016
We continue to experience improvement in our Safety performance. We ended 2015 with a
fatality-free half year. Regrettably, two of our colleagues were fatally injured during the first
half of 2015. As a mine, we are committed to the safety of our employees. This is evident in
our reduction of total injuries from 167 in 2014 to 68 injuries in 2015.
Safety focus
The Safety culture at South Deep was always reactive. This meant that we did not do enough to identify incidents before
they happened. When the new VP Adriaan de Beer started at South Deep at the beginning of 2015, he introduced
fundamental principles of behaviour-based incident management. These principles are based on an incident management
system. It focuses on taking proactive measures to ensure that people are aware of any risk within their workplaces and
can pro-actively deal with them before they result in accidents.
This initiative can be affirmed by a significant improvement
in 2015’s Safety performance with 68 total injuries
compared to 167 in 2014, which represents a 60%
decrease. This means that there has been a change in our
people’s behaviour. To support this, we also introduced
a two key Safety initiatives namely the Ukuphepha (Zulu
word meaning ‘to be safe’) competition focusing on
workplace conditions, as well as prevention of injuries. We
also introduced the Qaphela (Xhosa / Zulu word meaning
‘watch out’) initiative, which focuses on raising Safety
awareness, at work, at home and on the roads during the
silly season.
The Qaphela Safety competition promotes participation
from employees. Through a process of adjudication,
employees stand a chance to win great prizes for good
Safety performance. This campaign will run until the end of
March 2016 and the winner will receive a Chevrolet Spark.
These campaigns also contributed to enhanced Safety
performance in 2015 and our recorded improvements.
Both these initiatives encourage employees to participate,
take ownership, encourage safe behaviour practice and
entrench a Safety culture at South Deep.
We have also launched a quarterly wellness campaign to
demonstrate that we care and are committed to the well-
being of our employees.
Our focus for the new year will be to continue to be
proactive in our Safety efforts and to conduct a Safety
drive for the Easter holiday period. We will also work
hard to improve occupational health and Safety systems
to provide us with timeous information through which
management and supervisors make proper decisions.
Our journey towards a safe South Deep would not have
been possible without the support of stakeholders such
as the Department of Mineral Resources, organised
labour etc. We continue to value their input in our journey.
I would like to also thank the South Deep team for your
continued support during 2015. I wish you a safe and
healthy 2016.
Safety Intervention
Behaviour-based incident management system
Unsafe behaviours and
substandard conditions are
precursors to accidents
Improved environmental
conditions
Improved morale
Entrenched safety culture
Lower accident rates
Improved outcomes:
Workplace physical
conditions rating
Incident
submissions
Determine
accountability
Remedial
action
Follow-up and
Knowledge
sharing
Identify top 5
agencies
Analysis of
incidents
Injury free days
monitoring
Visible felt
leadership
Safety is for everyone –
everywhere!
The Festive Season is coming – keep yourself safe
WATCH OUT!
Safety at South Deep
!
WATCH OUT!
Safety at Home
!
WATCH OUT!
Road Safety
!
WATCH OUT!
Safety at Work
!
South Deep Gold Mine Every employee going home safely every day.
Every employee going home safely every day.
Safety is our Number 1
Value – Make it Yours!
Be safe at work,
at home, on the roads.
South Deep Gold Mine
South DeepRecognising performance | Rewarding effort | Inspiring excellence
How it works
✓ Zero Injuries, Zero Fatalities
✓ 95% Physical Conditions Score
✓ 110% Production Performance
between November 2015 to end-March 2016
will be entered into a LUCKY DRAW
Every employee whose section achieves:
1. You need to be an employee or
contractor at South Deep
2. You should not have any of the following
on your record for the period November
2015 to end-March 2016;
• Absent Without Permission (AWOP)
• Positive test for alcohol or drugs
• Reckless driving on mine premises
To Qualify:
Second Prize
R15 000
Third Prize
R5 000
Grand Prize
1 2 3
Win BIG at South Deep
Top performers
WATCH OUT!
Safety at Work
!
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GENERAL
health and wellness campaign
South Deep celebrates
According to Petrus Mofokeng, Unit Manager, Occupational Health: “This was a well-supported initiative. Employees
came out in numbers to support this worthy cause.”
South Deep EXCO members got behind the initiative, and led by example by checking their health status. The
Environmental Engineering department also came out in numbers.
Between Monday and Friday, prizes were handed out to lucky employees who participated in a health and wellness raffle.
The lucky employees walked away with microwaves, portable ovens/stoves, toasters, kettles and much more.
This was an all-inclusive event, even involving the community. Participants received hampers with health-related goodies
as tokens of appreciation for taking the initiative to learn about their health status.
The campaign coincided with announcement that the wellbeing programme at the clinic will be operating daily. It was
emphasised that employees must visit the clinic for malaria prophylaxis before going home for the Christmas break.
Prevention is always better than cure.
On 7 December 2015, South Deep launched a health and wellness campaign in partnership with
various players in this arena. They included the Sizabantu non-governmental organisation (NGO),
the Department of Home Affairs, CHAPS (a NGO promoting male circumcision), Kaelo for EAP
(counselling on health issues) and the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
South Deep EXCO and Environmental Engineering department outside the testing stations
Head of Human Resources Tumelo Nkisi getting testd for HIV / AIDS
Head of Metallurgy Stephen Joseph gets tested for HIV / AIDS
Liesel Withers checking her blood pressure
Head of Mining Francois Van Heerden with his blood pressure results
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GENERAL
Celebrating
On 8 January 2016, South Deep management held
a braai for all South Deep employees in celebration
of the 112% production achievement and the 60%
improvement on our Safety performance.
Who can apply?
South Deep full-time employees can apply. For the
first time this opportunity has also been extended to
one of employees’ family members (e.g. wife, son or
daughter).
Primary purpose:
To complete a development skills course aimed at
providing an employee or a family member with new
knowledge and skills.
The following are suggested portable skills
courses were offered:
Plumbing, carpentry, bricklaying, vegetable farming,
mechanical training, welding and the use of a cutting
torch, broiler production (chicken farming), electrical
domestic installer, dress making, home textiles and
computer skills.
The latest news:
On 6 November 2015 the dressmaking group
graduated from the Aranda training institution in
Randfontein. The electrical domestic installer group
graduated on 4 December 2015.
Speaking on behalf of the graduates, Mapedi Mojapelo
said: “South Deep has given us an opportunity to
better our lives and to be able to provide for our
families. This training is certainly going to have a
positive impact on our lives.”
South Deep offers mine employees
and their extended family members
an opportunity to empower and equip
themselves with new knowledge and
skills, so that they can move forward to
the next chapter of their lives.
Sharing skills and knowledge
Ernest Makhosane. second from left, handing certificates to recipients
2015 Engineering Skills team
our achievements
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FOCUS ON PRODUCTION
DEPARTMENT CATEGORY
MRM
Masala Nemakundani Best Peformer Technical Services – MRM
Oliver Mampebane Best Peformer Technical Services – MRM
Johan van Rooyen Best Performer – FOG
SHEQ
Patrys Laubscher Best Peformer – Environmental Engineering
Metallurgical
Mpumelelo Mbuzeni Best Performer, Metallurgy – Operational
Michelle Benadie Best Performer, Metallurgy – Administration and Audit reporting
Jannie La Grange Best Performer, Metallurgy – Engineering
Mining – Mega Miners (3W)
Daniel Vembane Best Performing Mega Miner
Solomon Malusi Gumede Best Performing Mega Miner
Gulheme Zacarias Mussane Best Performing Mega Miner
Mega Production Supervisors
Freddie Mtembu Best Performing Mega Production Supevervisor
Frans Xerindza Best Performing Mega Production Supevervisor
Thabo Motabeng Best Performing Mega Production Supevervisor
Destress Shift bosses (90-1W)
R Dibetsoe Best Perfoming Production Foreman – Destress
P Mvuhlela Best Performing Production Supervisor – Destress
S Motloung Best Performing Production Supervisor – Destress
R Masilela Best Performing Production Supervisor – Destress
Destress Miners (90-1W)
S Sehlabaka Best Performing Miner – Destress
A Nhantumbo Best Performing Miner – Destress
C Chilenge Best Performing Miner – Destress
Destress Mine Overseer (90-1W)
T Maqhawe Best Performing Mine Overseer – Destress
Engineering TM3
Fanie Roux Best Perfoming Foreman – TM3 Engineering
Laxola Sibaca Best Performing Artisan – TM3 Engineering
Johan Joubert Best Performing Engineering Overseer – TM3 Engineering
Shafts and Infrustracture
Fankie Kwinda Best Performer – Unit Mananger, Shafts
Mzi Qiqimana Best Performer – Engineering Overseer, Shafts
Norman Harris Best Performer – Mine Overseer, Shafts
Human Resource
Busi Sithole Best Performing – HR Supervisor
Finance
Freddie Joubert Best Performer – Warehouse Section
Sustainable Development
Jowell Mpela Best Performer – Sustainable Development
Projects
Christo Oliphant Best Performer – Mine Overseer – NMD
Andreas Coetzee Best Performer – Engineering Overseer – NMD
D-E Bander
Ruaan Greeff
QUARTER 3
AWARDSSAFETY&PRODUCTION
These awards recognise the top performers for each quarter. Measured against the quarterly
safety and production target.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Safety
Production
Q3
Q3
Q4
Q4
Plan n
Actual n
Variance n
Plan n
Actual n
Variance n
Production
1 953 kg
1 709 kg
244 kg
2 290 kg
2 119 kg
171 kg
FIFR: Benchmark – 0.00
Actual 0.00
FIFR: Benchmark – 0.00
Actual 0.00
SIFR: Benchmark – 0.92
Actual 0.66
SIFR: Benchmark – 0.92
Actual 1.27
LDIFR: Benchmark – 2.52
Actual 2.19
LDIFR: Benchmark – 2.52
Actual 1.27
TRIFR: Benchmark – 4.10
Actual 3.51
TRIFR: Benchmark – 4.10
Actual 2.12
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FOCUS ON PRODUCTION
Employees having drinks at the Quarterly awards
Fanie Roux, Best Perfromer-Foreman-TM3
Fankie Kwinda, Best Performiing Unit Manager
Engineering
Patrys Laubscher, Best Performer SHEQ
Sam Sehlabaka and A Nhantumbo, Best Performer Destress Miners Oliver Mampebane, Best Performer MRM Ruaan Greeff, Best Performer D-E band employee
Freddie Mthembu, Best Performer Mega
Production Supervisor
Noman Harris, Best Performer Mine Overseer
Shaft
Freddie Joubert, Best Performer Finance
R Dibetsoe, P.Mvuhlela, S Motloung and R Masilela Best Performer Destress Shiftbosses T Maqhawe, Best Mine Overseer
Best Performer MRM Masala Nemakundani
Best Performer Artisan Laxola Sibaca
Mzi Qiqimana, Best Performer Shaft
Janie La Grange, Best Performer Metallurgy
Employees enjoying their meal at the Production
and Safety awards
Jowell Mphela, Best Performer Sustainable
Development
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FOCUS ON PRODUCTION
Long Service Award recipients with management in a group photo
Mr and Mrs Rasentsoere walk to the stage to collect an award
Head of Mining, Francois Van Heerden presents a Long Service Award to a recipientHead of Metallurgy, Stephen Joseph with award recipients
Management presents Long Service Award to recipient
These were the words of Nico Muller, Executive Vice
President for the South African Region when he delivered
his address at first South Deep 25 Years Long Service
Awards Ceremony.
The ceremony was held on Wednesday, 10 December
2015 at the Westonaria Banquet hall were 138 employees
were honoured for 25 year of service in Gold Fields. Mr
Muller said. “It is a truly remarkable and much respected
accomplishment to have achieved 25 years of service
in our company! It shows loyalty, resilience and a strong
sense of belonging”. Some of the recipients could not hide
their excitement as they walked up the podium to collect
their prizes with some of their family members celebrating
with them.
Long Service Awards
South Deep hosts
“It is a truly remarkable and much respected accomplishment to have achieved 25 years of
service in our company! It shows loyalty, resilience and a strong sense of belonging”.
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FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
Building positive
community relationships
South Deep recognises the importance of developing a positive relationship with the communities in which it works
The Community Relations department has been hard at
work holding regular engagements and meetings with local
communities to build strong community relationships. The
team is working closely with these communities to identify
needs and areas of concern to ensure that we reach
common ground in addressing these issues.
The last meetings were conducted in the communities
of Westonaria, Simunye and Bekkersdal. Community
members were given and introduced to the grievance
mechanism that should be used when they want to raise
community grievances and concerns. The key issues
that our communities are concerned about include
development, their relationship with the mine, how they
benefit from our operation and the accessibility of mine
resources e.g. tenders.
A community member raising his concerns
Bonny Sebola, Vice President Stakeholder Engagement and Communuty Relations addressing community members
Marriet Lifferick, CEO of FSE, addressing members
of the community
South Deep, in partnership with Red Mining, gives out blankets
and mattresses to Water Works and Zuuberkom communities
Harmony Ntlemo, Community Relations Unit Manager, handing out blanket to a community member
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FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
The first Westonaria Organisational Workshop (WOW) was held on the 13th of October 2015
Performance by Thusanang Group
Community members attending the Alliance launch
Strengthening the Westonaria
community
Mining houses and the local municipality form an Alliance to address community development issues in Greater Westonaria
During 2014 Gold Fields and Sibanye Gold recognised
the need to work together to forge a strong working
relationship with the municipality and residents of Greater
Westonaria to address their needs.
The Sibanye-Gold Fields Alliance was formed to share
information and jointly support local development.
By coming together, the two companies’ Boards of
Directors hope to provide an institutional framework for
community representatives, the municipality and the two
mining houses to craft a shared approach to the district’s
development goals and to pursue them together.
The Seriti Institute was invited to submit a proposal for
a developmental intervention that would bring immediate
improvements to the quality of life of the people in
Westonaria. Bekkersdal and Simunye were identified to
be the first communities for the pilot project which will be
extended to other areas in months to come.
South Deep Mine iqhakambisa ukubaluleka
kokwakha ubudlelwane obuhle nemiphakathi
esebenzisana nayo.
Sizimisele ukundlondlobalisa ubudlelwane bethu
nemiphakathi ngokubamba imihlangano nayo
imiphakathi esakhelene nayo ukuze sithole
izinkinga ababhekene nazo, sisize la esingasiza
khona. iSouth Deep Mine iphinde futhi ibambisene
nomnyango wezempilo wase ntshonalanga koloni
(Eastern Cape) kanye ne Coega Development
Agency ekwakheni umtholampilo ozobizwa nge
Pilane Clinic khona e- Eastern Cape.
Lokhu kuzosiza umphakathi wase Pilane ukuthi
uthole usizo lwezempilo eduze futhi ngokushesha.
Umnyango wezezindlu zase mayini kanye
nomaspala wendawo bangene esivumelwaneni
sokubambisana ekulungisweni kwezinkinga
zentuthuko yase Greater Westonaria. iSouth
Deep inikeza ngoxhaso lwama learnerships,
bursaries kanye nama internships kwizakhamuzi
zemiphakathi.
Summary of the
community article
translated in IsiZulu
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FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
South Deep offers learnerships, bursaries and internship opportunities to employees and youth from local communities, as well as labour-
sending communities:
Learnership
The total number
of employees and
community members
currently on a South
Deep Bursary scheme
Bursaries Internships
for local communities
South Deep creates opportunities
99
The number of interns
from communities
currently on the South
Deep programme
88
Learners in the
Engineering field
228
Pilane Clinic construction in progress in the Eastern Cape
Contractors responsible for building the Pilane Clinic
Health services for an Eastern Cape
community
The Pilane community, 150km from
Umthata, will benefit from a clinic
constructed with South Deep’s support
Work is well underway for the construction of a clinic
in Pilane Village in the Eastern Cape. The project,
undertaken by South Deep, aims to assist the OR
Tambo District Municipality with service delivery
providing regular reliable primary health care services
at Pilane Village. The project will increase access to
health services for Pilane community members, as
well as members of neighbouring communities and
farms. The project pools resources from South Deep,
the Eastern Cape Department of Health, as well as
the Coega Development Agency.
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SPORTS
Our team also participated at the annual South African Mining Sports Association
(SAMSA) meeting held in March at Beatrix Gold Mine in Welkom. Meshack Motla won
first place in the master’s category and France Mola won in the senior’s category.
At the 2015 Comrades Marathon our athletics team brought back 1 silver medal and 1
Billyrowen medal.
SOUTH DEEP EMPLOYEES
PARTICIPATE IN ALL TYPES OF SPORT
Our athletics team participated in various marathon meetings in 2015. At the Comrades
Marathon held in June, Frans Molla made South Deep proud and finished in position 65
out 16 993 runners.
Athletics
South Deep Women's Volley Ball Team at SAMSA South Deep Men's Volley Ball Team at SAMSA Volleyball
Recently in October 2015, the team participated in the Jacaranda City Marathon held in
Pretoria. Mncedisi Nono and Benjamin Moeng finished in the top ten in the 10km race.
Khutso Mogotlane and Zimkitha Dyantyi finished the 21km race in less than 2 hours.
Nelson Komani, Siviwe Komani, Meshack Motla and Frans Mola took part in the 42km
race and finished the race in less than 4 hours.
Volley Ball 2015 SAMSA Games
South Deep Gold Mine’s Volleyball Team put on a good
performance at the 2015 SAMSA tournament hosted in
Potchefstroom in April. This came after both women’s and
men’s teams won four of their matches and qualified for the
finals.
Both our teams lost in the finals against Sibanye Gold and
brought home two silver trophies respectively.
South Deep Volleyball teams have joined the Westonaria
Volleyball league. The league kicked off in October 2015.
The men’s team was defeated by Mohlakeng Volleyball team
by 2-1. The women’s team was also defeated by Kagiso
Volleyball team by 2-1. Both teams have vowed to improve
their performance while the league is still in its early stages.
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SPORTS
Soccer
Body building
Netball
Red Mining Soccer Team
Newrack Soccer Team
Musa Mihlo and Daniel Khumbsdane at the SAMSA Bodybuilding tournamentSouth Deep Netball Team with their SAMSA medals
Noluthando and Dineo
The inaugural inter-departmental soccer league, which kicked off in January 2015
is came to an end in November, and Newrak Mining won it (the inter-departmental
league). The league consisted of two streams with seven teams in each stream.
Stream A is led by South Shaft Engineering and Stream B is led by Newrak Mining.
The South Deep Mine Soccer team has started with preparations for the SAMSA
tournament which will be held later this year. The team recently registered to
participate in the SAFA Westonaria Local Football Association (LFA).
The body building team performed
well at the SAMSA tournament in July
2015. The team also participated at the
West wits Tautona mine in Carletonville
at the end of October 2015. The team
is preparing hard to achieve great
results in this tournament.
South Deep netball team showed great
improvement at this year’s SAMSA Netball
games.
The South Deep Netball Team participated in
numerous games throughout the year. Our
ladies performed very well at the July SAMSA
held in Brits were they were beaten by Harmony
Gold and brought home silver medals.
The South Deep Netball Team has also joined
the Westonaria Netball league which was
launched in September 2015. So far the ladies
have played four matches, won three and lost
one. Currently the team is preparing for the
SAMSA tournament which will be played in the
near future.
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Under the theme, Sports Against Drug Abuse, the two-day sports tournament included soccer and
netball teams from South Deep hosting communities. The initial final was between Thusanang’s
arch-rivals seven stars and Phalaphala soccer team.
On the day Phalaphala soccer team, who came into the tournament as underdogs, defeated
seven stars behind their own backyard and in front of their own-crowed 3-1.
Supervisor Community Relations, Khuliso Theswane elaborated: “Having a good relationship with
our communities is very important to us, so this is part of our ways of engaging with them and
making sure we build a sustainable relationship with them.”
Sports against drug abuse
SPORTS
South Deep Gold Mine sponsored a two-day sports tournament in
Thusanang community on 6 December 2015.
Phalaphala players
Phalaphala Team celebrating with their trophy
Some action during the matchSupportes who came to the tournament
