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Partners
Ms Nozipho Dlamini
Ms Dlamini is Technical Services Manager at Thungela Resources Limited’s Greenside Colliery. She is an experienced mining engineer, having worked at Sasol Mining and Anglo American. She graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BEng (Mining Engineering) degree in 2007, followed by an honours degree in Technology Management and a Master in Technology Management degree from the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM). With more than 13 years’ mining experience, she has held various management positions, from underground manager to business improvement manager, section manager and technical services manager. In addition, she is the incoming President of SACMA, the professional body representing coal managers across the country.
Kennedy Sengani
Mr Sengani is Mining Manager at Anglo American Platinum’s Mototolo Der Brochen Complex. He is an experienced mining engineer, having worked at Anglo Gold Ashanti, Xstrata, Glencore and Anglo American Platinum. He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BEng (Mining Engineering) degree in 2005, and is currently busy with his MBA at MANCOSA. With more than 15 years’ mining experience, he has held various management positions, from shift boss to mine overseer, production manager and mine manager.
Leon Joseph
Mr Joseph is Vice-President of Syferfontein Colliery at Sasol Mining. His qualifications include a National Diploma and a Higher National Diploma from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a BTech in Mining Engineering through the University of Johannesburg, with demonstrated experience in both gold and coal mining in South Africa. He has held various management positions at Gold Fields South Africa, Anglo Coal and Sasol Mining in a career that spans more than 30 years in the mining industry. He currently serves as a valued member of the Sasol Mining Executive Team.
Mbali Phejaolema
Ms Phejaolema is Relationship Manager: Mining and Metals at Rand Merchant Bank. She graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BEng (Mining Engineering) degree in 2009 and her qualifications include a BEng (Hons) degree in Technology Management from the GSTM and an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). She started off her career at Sasol Mining as a graduate trainee and left in 2011 as a mine captain. She then worked for Glencore SA as a mine planning engineer based at the Impunzi operation. She has over six years of investment banking experience and held various roles such as technical advisor in the Mining Energy and Infrastructure Team and credit analyst at Standard Bank South Africa. She was head-hunted to join Rand Merchant Bank in 2019, where she is responsible for the bank’s mining and metals portfolio.
Charles Makgala
Mr Makgala is Managing Director of AmandlaTM Group (Pty) Ltd. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BSc (Eng) Mining in 2005, and is in possession of an MBA from the Wits Business School. With more than 14 years’ mining experience, he has held various management positions, from mine overseer to production manager and mine manager at Khutala and Wolwekrans Colliery and Penumbra Colliery in Mpumalanga, as well as General Manager at the New Clydesdale Colliery, Universal Coal, in the Kriel District. He is the executive partner of Boipelo Mining Contractors and has been Managing Director of the AmandlaTM Group since 2015.
SHORT COURSES
The Department’s range of short courses, offered through Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP), not only contributes to its third-stream income
activities, but also elevates its standing in the mining industry.
They make the Department’s expertise available to members of industry to achieve skills development and capacity building, and enable the mining sector to become more effective in the development of smart, long-lasting solutions for society.
Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 restrictions, the Department still managed to deliver several successful short courses during the period under review, several of which could be delivered via online sessions or blended learning.
• Leadership Development Programme for Executive Leaders,
Senior Managers, Junior Managers and Upcoming Managers for Harmony Gold • Course for Managers in Risk Management • Introduction to Functional English in the Workplace • Introduction to Mining • Bow Tie Analysis Master Class • Technical and Operational Surface Mining Excellence • Mine Closure and Land Rehabilitation • Blasting Engineering
HIGHLIGHTS
Programme in Technical and Operational Surface Mining Excellence
This short course is presented over a ten-month period. It provides the technical knowledge that will enable delegates to become effective, value-driven managers at a surface mine. It is well received by industry as can be seen by the growth in the number of delegates and the feedback received from mining companies. The first course was presented in 2019 with 18 delegates. In 2020, the class grew to 33 delegates, and during the year under review, it rose to 38 with a good mix of male and female delegates, comprising mining professionals at all levels of mine management, as well as some delegates from industries related to mining. The classes are presented by industry specialists Johann Hager and Henk Fourie.
Programme in Blasting Engineering
This programme is currently in its seventh year. After a promising start during 2020, the presentation of contact lectures was forced to an abrupt halt. However, the presenters continued with online sessions on a virtual platform. Towards the end of the programme all the delegates were able to come together again for the remaining two modules. A total of 31 delegates successfully completed the programme. In 2021 a large number of 63 delegates registered for the programme, where they came together once a month for a contact session, maintaining all the COVID-19 protocols. Delegates came from as far as the Northern Cape, the Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Several explosive supplier companies, mining companies, contractors and individuals attended the programme. It has been well accepted and supported by the explosives and mining industries.
Harmony Leadership Development Programme
This programme was initiated in October 2017. To date, the Department, under the leadership and guidance of Dr Johann Uys and Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, has been involved in the training of 569 employees of the Harmony leadership group. This is made up of 386 junior emerging leaders, 145 senior management leaders and 38 executive leaders. It forms part of a three-year contractual agreement with Harmony Gold. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the training that was possible in 2020 due to social distancing and other regulation restrictions. The training restarted in 2021 with all courses adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. The support and involvement of the Harmony Gold Executive is acknowledged and highly appreciated.
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INDUSTRY PARTNERS
AEL Intelligent Blasting African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) AfriSam Anglo American Assmang (Pty) Ltd
Caledonia Mining Corporation CCS Mining & Industrial De Beers Group of Companies DeNet South Africa DRA Global
Dust-A-Side Enprotec Excavo Mining (Pty) Ltd Gigajoule Group Glencore Harmony Gold
I-CAT Environmental Solutions INSA Coal Holdings Krypton Mining Kumba Iron Ore: Anglo American Mapondo Tanks (Pty) Ltd
Maptek Minerals Council South Africa
New Mining Conceptrs Newrak Mining Minerals Education Trust Fund
Petra Diamonds
Minxcon Mining and Exploration Consultants Msobo Coal
Rainbow Reservoirs REC Services (Pty) Ltd Murray & Roberts
Redpath Mining Contractors and Engineers
RPMGlobal Sasol South 32 Stefanutti Stocks Ukwazi VBKOM
UNIVERSITIES
Clausthal University of Technology
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
Department of Mineral Resources Mine Health and Safety Council Mining Qualifications Authority
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS SCIENCE COUNCILS
Association of Mine Managers South Africa Engineering Council of South Africa South African Colliery Managers’ Association Council for Geoscience Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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Department website
http://www.up.ac.za/mining-engineering
Enquiries
Ms Abea Kgatshe Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3763 Email: abea.kgatshe@up.ac.za
