A radical Social and Labour Plan approach had been taken by ERGO, in partnership with Umsizi, to improve lives in the mining community of the East Rand, Johannesburg. DRD Gold Ergo’s broad-based livelihoods programme made it possible to bring a sustainable socio-economic solution to a community that would otherwise suffer the fate of inequality, poverty, malnutrition and hopelessness. We are proud to play a role in this initiative that changes lives for a better South Africa.

Schoeman’s Boerdery entered into an economic development programme in which it has empowered employees and community members to produce profitable crops without capital investment. Their focus has been to provide all the skills necessary for sustainable economic development.

ERGO Mine entered a partnership with Kgotlelang for their Enterprise Development project. Kgotlelelang is owned entirely by women from disadvantaged communities. It is a sewing enterprise, now fully established and on the pathway to growth.