SEIPONE SA GAUTA ISSUE 01 ¥ MARCH 2014 A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DEEP MESSAGE FROM THE VP 35 YEARS OF COMMITMENT & HARD WORD PG2 SOUTH DEEP COMPLETES HOSTEL UPGRADES PG3 WORLD TB DAY CELEBRATED AT SOUTH DEEP PG4 to ensure impactful work in our communities. Gold Fields has finalised the 2015 Group Scorecard which will guide our direction and performance for 2015. The mine scorecard, which is adapted from the Group’s, gives South Deep specific key performance indicators for 2015. I urge all of you to familiarise yourselves with these two documents and use them as a reference to guide your performance for 2015. I believe that, with the support from each individual and the Executive Team at South Deep, we will meet our 2015 targets. I call on everyone to pull together to make this happen. Adriaan de Beer VP and Head of Operations, South Deep PRODUCTION 120 TONNES SAFETY 10 LTI COSTS R15 M DEVELOPMENT R7 M Dear Colleagues, The first quarter of the year has come to an end and time seems to have flown since I joined South Deep in January 2015. My first quarter with this team has been a challenge. However we started positive engagements with our management team and senior officials to entrench a new safety culture that put greater emphasis on ensuring good working conditions and incident management. A lot of work still needs to be done to improve on our safety performance; we need to work hard and as a team to avoid accidents on our mine. Our production performance also still needs to improve; we did well in January but still did not achieve our call for the quarter. Regarding our license to operate we continue to make some improvements. Our ISO 14001 Certificate was issued, we also launched one of our community projects in Healdtown and our stakeholder relations team has been set up
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ISSUE 01 ¥ MARCH 2014 A NEWSLETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DEEP
MESSAGE FROM THE VP
35 YEARS OF COMMITMENT & HARD WORD
PG2
SOUTH DEEP COMPLETES
HOSTEL UPGRADESPG3
WORLD TB DAY CELEBRATED AT
SOUTH DEEPPG4
to ensure impactful work in our communities.
Gold Fields has finalised the 2015 Group Scorecard which will guide our direction and performance for 2015. The mine scorecard, which is adapted from the Group’s, gives South Deep specific key performance indicators for 2015. I urge all of you to familiarise yourselves with these two documents and use them as a reference to guide your performance for 2015.
I believe that, with the support from each individual and the Executive Team at South Deep, we will meet our 2015 targets. I call on everyone to pull together to make this happen.
Adriaan de BeerVP and Head of Operations, South Deep
PRODUCTION
120 TONNES
SAFETY
10 LTI
COSTS
R15 M
DEVELOPMENT
R7 M
Dear Colleagues, The first quarter of the year has come to an end and time seems to have flown since I joined South Deep in January 2015. My first quarter with this team has been a challenge. However we started positive engagements with our management team and senior officials to entrench a new safety culture that put greater emphasis on ensuring good working conditions and incident management.
A lot of work still needs to be done to improve on our safety performance; we need to work hard and as a team to avoid accidents on our mine. Our production performance also still needs to improve; we did well in January but still did not achieve our call for the quarter.
Regarding our license to operate we continue to make some improvements. Our ISO 14001 Certificate was issued, we also launched one of our community projects in Healdtown and our stakeholder relations team has been set up
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assess impact
QUALITY
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Divest remaining
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SAFETY
Improve safety record by 10% & work towards Zero Harm
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Enhance our re-use, recycling & conservation initiativesENHANCED WATER MANAGEMENT
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Implement baseline
assessments &
put action plans
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35 YEARS OF COMMITMENTAND HARD-WORK
On 11 February 2015, Peter Kometsi celebrated three-and-a-half decades – 35 years – as a Gold Fields employee. Peter started his career in Gold Fields as a security guard under the then Gold Fields Protection Services and has gained extensive experience over the years.
“My line of work requires selflessness because you are hired to protect Gold Fields employees. So the safety and protection of Gold Fields employees is my priority,” said Peter.
Peter Kometsi at his desk.
Peter Kometsi (middle) with his colleagues.
HOSTEL WARD ELECTIONSOn 17 March South Deep hostel residents took part in ward elections to choose their new hostel governors. Hostel governors are responsible for the daily running and maintenance of the hostel, ensuring that facilities are kept in a good clean condition and hostel residential issues are attended to. The purpose of these elections is to ensure that hostel governors are democratically elected by the people they serve. The governors are a link between hostel residents and hostel management. The new full time leaders will serve a three-year term.
Peter says his success in life comes from being assertive, trying to do the right thing at the right time and treating other people with respect – one of Gold Fields’ core values. Shannon Patrick, Head of Security, described
Peter as an approachable person who does not hesitate to make himself available to assist and address matters.
“He is like this not just with his own team but also to the wider mine community and business partners. His experience as a soccer coach will often shine through in his approach to addressing individuals,” said Shannon Ntsimbi, as some of his colleagues know him, shared some of the toughest challenges he has faced. “Dealing with tribal factions in the mid-80s was very difficult and at times, I found myself in the middle of two flames, but I managed the situations successfully,” he said.
Peter’s advice to fellow Gold Fields employees is to live an authentic life and not allow the outside world to determine your decisions – both at work and in your private life.
Currently Peter Kometsi works as a Superintendent Protection Services; he is happily married and has three children and four grandchildren.
“ My line of work requires selflessness because you are hired to protect Gold Fields employees. ”
WARD AWINNERBulelani Nkeleketi
WARD BWINNERBaholo Motebedapi
WARD CWINNEREdward Chambala
WARD DWINNERFrancis Pacule
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HOSTEL UPGRADESOn 12 December 2014, Blessed Mazibuko, Finance Manager handed over the certification of completion to the two contractors who were responsible for the renovations.
The newly renovated hostel now consists of two bedrooms units, a shower, toilet and an open-plan kitchen. South Deep has furnished all 848 rooms with new three-quarter beds and wardrobes. The Hostel upgrades were part of the 2014 mining charter commitments to achieve 1 person per room by 2014. The mine has reached and exceeded this milestone as 691 employees currently reside in the hostel and 848 rooms were completed meaning that there are additional rooms available.
The much-anticipated hostel upgrade at South Deep has been completed.
Old Kitchen Old Furniture
New Furniture
New internal showerNew look of upgraded hostel
New Living Room
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SOUTH DEEP COMPLETES
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FOCUS ON PEOPLE
On Friday 27 March, South Deep – in partnership with the Department of Health and Sizabantu Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) – hosted a TB Campaign to celebrate World TB Day which fell on 24 March this year.
In total 503 employees turned up to receive their free TB, HIV/Aids, blood pressure and sugar diabetes screening.
South Deep Employees being screened for Blood Pressure.
South Deep Employees being screened.
South Deep Employees during the TB Campaign
WORLD TB DAY
South Deep Employees being screened for Blood Pressure.
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Thousands of employees and their families then gathered at the South Deep Emoyeni Stadium to pay their last respects and celebrate the lives of their fellow colleagues. Bishop Marcus Marungwane led the ceremony in prayer, while Acting Head of Safety, Edwin Matlapeng, paid tribute to all the deceased employees on behalf of management: “Let us remember our colleagues, their memories and the legacy they left at South Deep as we work towards making health and safety a way of life. We owe them more than our prayers. We owe them action. We owe them accountability; let us learn from these incidents, let us explore the solutions and let us work together to achieve that which we know is possible.”
FOCUS ON PEOPLE
SOUTH DEEP CLEANSING CEREMONY REMEMBERS FALLEN COLLEAGUES
The day began with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance, which was built to commemorate employees who have lost their lives. South Deep management, organised labour and families of the late employees gathered at Twin Shaft in the morning for a prayer event.
South Deep held a much-anticipated mine-wide Cleansing Ceremony and Day of Prayer on 1 May 2015 to commemorate the lives of all employees who have died in the line of duty, and to pay respect to their families.
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A number of local traditional African music and gospel groups performed at the ceremony, which was characterised by a strong sense of unity and celebration of those lives that were lost.
On the preceding Wednesday, a bull was slaughtered at Twin Shaft. This important traditional African ceremony is held after the death of a person to ensure that their spirit is taken back to its native home and the person can rest in peace. It is also believed that releasing a person’s spirit from a place of an accident will prevent further accidents in future.
Appropriately, 1 May marked seven years since 9 employees were involved in fatal accident on the shaft on 1 May 2008.
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SOUTH DEEP QUARTER 1SAFETY AND PRODUCTION AWARDS
DEPARTMENT CATEGORYMRM
Wally van der Walt Best Performer, Technical Services – MRM
Thabelo Ligudu Best Performer, Technical Services – MRM
Rock Engineering
Hennie van Staden Best Performer, Rock Engineering – FOG
Safety
Solly Tselaekae Best Performer, Safety and Incident Improvement
Livhwani Negondeni Best Performer, Ventilation
Metallurgical Nominations
Etienne Diedericks Best Performer, Metallurgy – Operational
Peet van Antwerpen Best Performer, Metallurgy -Engineering
Abel Pike Best Performer, Metallurgy – Safety and Incident Improvement
Mining
Vusi Mlambo Best Performer, Mining – Services M/O
M/O Andre Coetzee Best Performer, Mining – Incident management
Pieter Naude Best Peformer, Snr Management
Mega Shift boss’es (95-1W)
Barend Van Zyl Best Peformer, Mega Section – Production Supervisor
Justice Mashaba Best Peformer, Mega Section – Production Supervisor
Vasco Sitoe Best Peformer, Mega Section – Production Supervisor
Mega Miners (95-1W)
Alfred Simelane Best Peformer, Mega Section – Miner
Gloria Nqamra Best Peformer, Mega Section – Miner
Mahlomola Lelia Best Peformer, Mega Section – Miner
Finance
Stephan Fouche Best Performing Unit Manager – Finance
HR
Mzambiya Maqeda Best Performing Human Sources Supervisor
Engineering TM3
Francois Joubert Special price award
Ivonne Mosete Best Peformer, Engineering Overseer TM3
Andre van der Linde Best Peformer, Engineering Foreman TM3
Tinashe Magwiro Best Performing, Trackless Artisans
Hermanus Van Der Westhuizen Best Performing, Trackless Artisans
S. Lebeshe Best Performing, Trackless Artisans
Ingrid Letlape Best Performing, Trackless Artisans
Engineering – Fixed Plants
Andre Prinsloo Best Performing Engineering Overseer – Fixed Plants
Kobus Greyvenstein Best Performing Artisan (South#) – Fixed Plants
Alfred Mampane Best Performing Artisan (Twins#)- Fixed Plants
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INVESTORS VISIT SOUTH DEEPOn 13 February South Deep hosted a group of 40 analysts on the mine to share insights into Gold Fields’ annual performance for 2014 and South Deep’s plans for 2015. This gathering also gave analysts an opportunity to ask key questions about South Deep’s future. Nico Muller Executive Vice President for South Africa Region emphasised the importance of building a culture of team work as one of the key success drivers for South Deep.
ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION South Deep reached a significant milestone when it received the official certification for the ISO 14001:2004 standard. This certification provides assurance that South Deep meets the highest environmental quality standards and that the environmental impacts of the business are being continuously measured and improved through a formal environmental management system.
The Environmental Department would like to thank everyone who participated during the audit, this could only be achieved through commitment and team work.
Gold Fields CEO Nick HollandAnalyst posing a question
Group of Analysts before going underground
ISO Representatives celebrating
VP and Head of Operations Adriaan de Beer addressing Analysts underground
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WITH HOST COMMUNITIESENGAGINGThe South Deep Community Relations Team regularly holds community meetings to ensure that the mine stays in touch with communities and works with them to identify areas of concern. These concerns are often addressed through community projects that part of the SLP commitments.
Recent community meetings include the Thusanang Community meeting, held in February, the next community meeting will be held in Jachfontein.
South Deep seeks to build and maintain positive, sustainable relationships with our host communities.
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
150 HOMES
This is one of the projects undertaken by the mine in partnership with the Westonaria Local Municipality to support Local Economic Development in the host community. The four-room houses consist of two bedrooms, a semi-furnished kitchen, open-plan lounge and a combined shower and toilet. The houses were officially handed over to the Premier of Gauteng Mr David Makhura, Westonaria Local Municipality and the Department of Human Settlements at an event held in December 2014.
South Deep has built 150 homes in Westonaria Borwa as part of its Social and Labour Plan (SLP) commitments. Families from the Westonaria community benefited from this project, which was completed at the end of 2014.
Relebohile Milipha, Unit Manager Sustainable Development addressing members of the Thusanang Community.
From Left: Westonaria Executive Mayor Nonkoliso Tunzi, Gold Fields board Member Mr Don Ncube and Gauteng Premier David Makhura
Members at the Thusanang Community meeting.
SOUTH DEEP BUILDS
IN WESTONARIA BORWA
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OF FORMER STRUGGLE HEROESOn 3 March 2015, South Deep – through its Social and Labour Plan (SLP) initiatives – officially handed over the newly restored Ilanga building at Healdtown College, a Methodist school located near Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. Prominent former pupils include Nelson Mandela; Robert Sobukwe, founder of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC); Jonathan Mehlo Rayo, PAC party member; and Raymond Mhlaba, ANC leader.
The building, which will be renamed the Gold Fields Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Building at a function to be held in May 2015, comprises a library, museum, science and computer laboratories, as well as five classrooms.
Gold Fields participated in the restoration of the school (now named Heraldtown Comprehensive School) in line with the mine’s focus on education, as well as the alignment of values between the South Deep Education Trust and the Historic Schools Restoration Project (HSRP). Both organisations aim to provide higher quality education to uplift and empower historically disadvantaged communities and organisations. The project, which started in 2013, was completed in January 2015 at a total cost of R3.5 million and created 20 local jobs and empowered two local SMMEs.
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
Head of Sustainable Development Mr Bonny Sebola, with Arch Bishop Mr Njongonkulu Ndungane and Eastern Cape MEC for Education Mr Mandla Makapula
Plaque placed in building to commemorate the occasion.
Arch Bishop Mr Njongonkulu Ndungane and Eastern Premier Phumolo Masaule
Left: School Children from the Heraldtown Comprehensive School celebrating
GOLD FIELDS
RESTORES SCHOOL
Plaque placed in building to commemorate the occasion.
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Six ABET learners who completed ABET Level 4 in 2013 got an opportunity to undergo a six-week hands-on machinery training programme at the South Deep TM3 training centre as part of their career progression plan.
LEARNER ARTISANS RECEIVE MERIT AWARDS
Among the learners was Mandiphiwe Mgudu (also known as Mandy) from Quma in the Eastern Cape. Mandy was the only woman from South Deep to receive a merit award for Best learner in Basic Fitter and Machinery. Mandy says she chose this trade because she was looking for a challenge and she is looking forward to working on massive engines and hydraulics to prove that women can excel in the field.
Another learner who received a merit – for Best Boilermaker Learner – is Siyabonga Gama from Bizana in the Eastern Cape. He knew from the beginning that this opportunity would be the turning point
ABET LEARNERS GET TM3 MACHINERY TRAINING
Sipho Dlamini, Letuka Rajane, Minini Nameka, Thabiso Khereng, Nkofi Ramochela, and Siphokazi Vokwana (the only woman in the group) received training on the UV, LHD and Dump Truck machines. The training consisted of theory and practical training sessions where learners learnt how to operate the machines.
South Deep recently sent 95 employees to the Engineering Skills Training Centre (ESTC) in Randfontein to enhance their basic skills in engineering. The group of learner artisans included business partners and people from host communities.
in his life and he says he will be forever grateful to South Deep for giving him this chance.
Education Training and Development (ETD) Supervisor Engineering John Robertson encouraged the learners to continue to work hard and strive to be the best at all times. “I would like to congratulate the learners who received awards. To all the learners, keep focused and committed as you progress through your learnership. Remember you will have a second opportunity during your advanced training to strive for a merit award. Your future lies in your hands,” said John.
“ I received a lot of criticism from some friends and colleagues, but I am glad I was never discouraged. I focused on what I believed in and today I am reaping the results of commitment and dedication.SIPHO DLAMINI, TRAINEE ”
Mandiphiwe Mgudu and Siyabonga Gama at the TM3 training centre
ABET students and South Deep employees pose for a photo with their facilitator at the Mock-up Training Centre in South Deep
Employees doing a checklist on the UV Truck at the TM3 training centre
