Corporate Social Responsibility
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Corporate Social Responsibility
West Wits is dedicated to making a positive social impact in the communities it operates. Through our Local Economic Development Programme, we collaborate with the City of Johannesburg to run a community wards forum, ensuring active engagement and benefits for local residents. Prioritising local procurement, West Wits sources from a growing Black Economic Empowerment database and supports the community through our Social & Labour Plan.
Committed to addressing the social and environmental challenges in the Witwatersrand Basin, especially those posed by illegal mining activities, West Wits has increased community engagement efforts. The Company works with local groups and authorities to provide employment opportunities and improve safety conditions. We believe that its initiatives can positively impact both social and environmental management in the project area.
West Wits maintains a continuous partnership with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, the South African Police Service and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department to combat illegal mining activities within our designated Mining Right area. In acknowledgment of our collaborative efforts, West Wits was honoured to receive a Certificate of Appreciation from the South African Police Service Florida for “Partnership in Policing”. This recognition reinforces the shared commitment to working hand in hand towards building a safer and stronger community around the WBP.
Tozama Kulati Siwisa, Head of Corporate Affairs elaborates on our initiatives.
Food parcels provided during the COVID-19 lockdown to the Sol Plaatje, Matholesville and Roodepoort communities.
Even before the Company obtained its Mining Right for the WBP, we started supporting a homegrown Non-Profit Organisation with an income-generating project by means of a motorbike and monthly donations during the Covid pandemic lockdown. Hlokomelo Motorbike Delivery Service provides a low-cost outsourcing delivery service for medication and groceries to aged and sickly community members. The project is now a fully-fledged business with a self-sustaining revenue stream.
In 2023/24, two beneficiaries of our Beneficiary Learnership Programme were Malaika Mosotho Ramanyimi, a B Tech Mining Engineering student currently in her final year at the University of Johannesburg, and Takudzwa Chikonye, who graduated in Actuarial Science in 2023 from the University of Witwatersrand.