Wesizwe helps to green the community as !part of Arbor Week celebrations Arbor Week, which runs from the 1st to the 5th of September, is an important week in the national environment calendar, as it raises awareness and teaches communities about the importance of trees to the lives of communities and residents alike.

As part of Arbor Week activit ies, communit ies are informed of the importance of preserving and not cutting down trees unnecessarily, as well as encouraging the planting of new trees to ensure they remain an important part of the local environment well into the future. Another important angle to this education campaign is to teach communities about the dangers of spreading exotic and foreign plant species, and the importance of preserving and planting indigenous trees. This year, departing from the norm

of simply planting trees for Arbor Week celebrations, Wesizwe Platinum and its core project, the Bakubung Platinum Mine, decided to revive the local schools’ garden projects programme. On 26th August, a scientific assessment was conducted at all local primary schools to evaluate their garden conditions. The survey established that some of the gardens were not in a bad condition and generally received some good care, whilst others were in a very bad state of maintenance.

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Some of the challenges identified included a lack of shade netting in the gardens or the use of shade netting that is too dense and therefore not allowing enough light to penetrate. Other challenges included garden beds that were either too big or too small to be beneficial. However, the survey results were not all doom and gloom! Some positive discoveries were made, for example, some of the schools had their gardens properly fenced off and taken care of; similarly, in some cases the essential jojo tanks for storing water were available for use in the gardens; and in some schools the shading net structure and density was of the correct requirement, meaning that the gardens could thrive. But, what was particularly worrying as a result of the survey in local schools, was the overall lack of knowledge amongst learners about Arbor Day, and its importance to the community and the environment!

Another discovery unearthed as a result of the survey was that most of these gardens were incorporated into the school nutrition programme, which in the past had become redundant due to a lack of fresh vegetables being produced. As a way forward to find the necessary solutions as part of Arbor Week 2014, Wesizwe Platinum and Umthali have now initiated a new programme that will not only see the school gardens revived, but will also start a vital mentorship programme where trained beneficiaries on the Zwartkoppies Agricultural Project, which is being run by Umthali, will be coming on a monthly basis to teach and mentor the children on growing and maintaining the food gardens. This will mean that they can supply their feeding programme with vegetables grown in their own gardens, thus ploughing back into their community. Most of the school children have gardens in their backyards at home, and so the skills they will be taught on this programme will be utilised not only in their school gardens, but also at home, benefitting their families and their future food security. This is good news for school children, their families, and the community. !As part of this Arbor Week initiative, each participating school was presented with essential farming tools, a seed pack known as “Farm in a Bag” and fertiliser, to ensure the garden development programme gets off to the right start.

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Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM) recently organised a training workshop for 10 of the workers at the Zwartkoppies Farm Project, together with an additional 5 people who are the beneficiaries of the upcoming Livestock Project that is going to commence at the farm in the very near future. The group of 10 crop production project staff members included Oupaki Nkopeleng, Tshepo Tladinyana, Lazarus Mafora, Bizza Magome, Daniel Dodo, Onnica Ndlovu, Neo Senosi, Ruth Tlapu, Tebogo Motene, Maria Molubi and California Selemela. The 5 livestock beneficiaries members were Meiky Mathikge, Lerato Mongala, Karabo Gaadise and Sipho Gumbi. All of the people that attended this accredited training workshop are residents from the Ledig and Phatsima communities.

The training was held at the Phatsima Community Hall from the 25th to the 28th of August 2014, with positive feedback

received from all those who attended. California, one of the local farm worker participants, said: “I learned a lot of things on the course in terms of how to treat someone when in shock, how to save lives, and generally what first aid entails.” Oupa Nkopeleng, also a farm worker, said: “I learned how to go about performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and also learned the relevance and importance of first aid, as it goes beyond the work area, since you can also apply it at home or even within your own community.” Karabo Gaadise, another beneficiary of the livestock project, shared his views too, saying: “I learned a lot and would like to thank the presenter, Mr Gert van der Merwe, for presenting well and teaching us something so important, that previously I had little knowledge of. I am now able to treat wounds, assist any bleeding person, or someone that has fainted.”

Wesizwe agricultural project workers attend first aid training workshop!

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First aid is a vital tool needed in every household! It is the provision of initial care when an illness strikes, or dealing with an injury upon the occurrence of the event. It is normally performed on the casualty by non-experts (or sometimes by an expert in case of an emergency). However, it is advised that trained personnel attend to any sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Minor injuries and illnesses may not need more medical care beyond the first aid intervention. First aid generally consists of a series of simple, and in some cases, potentially life-saving techniques, that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal equipment. This is what the trainees were exposed to in the first aid workshop training programme.

While first aid can also be performed on animals too, the term generally refers to the care of human patients. Upon an incident, first aid has three aims to achieve: to preserve life, prevent further harm, and promote recovery. Preserving life is the overriding aim of medical care, including minimising the threat of death. Preventing further harm entails everything that prevents the condition from worsening or the danger of further injury. That could mean moving the injured from the actual cause (area) of the harm, and applying first aid techniques to prevent the condition from worsening. Promoting recovery involves trying to start the recovery process from illness or injury, and in some cases involving complete treatment.

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FIRST AID TIPS FOR THE HOME

Here are some First Aid Tips that may become useful in every household:

Have a well-stocked first aid kit in your home, so you can deal with minor accidents and injuries.

Remember to keep it locked, in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.

Your basic first aid kit contents should include:

Plasters (in a variety of different sizes and shapes); Small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings; At least two sterile eye dressings; Triangular bandages, Crêpe rolled bandages; Safety pins; Disposable sterile gloves; Tweezers; Scissors; Alcohol-free cleansing wipes; Sticky tape; Thermometer; Skin rash cream (such as hydrocortisone or calendula cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings); Antiseptic cream; Painkillers (such as paracetamol or infant paracetamol for children); Aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen; Cough medicine; Antihistamine tablets; Distilled water, for cleaning wounds; Eye wash and eye bath.

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This month, Wesizwe Platinum contributed to the future development of mine managers in South Africa when it played host to a delegation of mining engineering students from the University of Pretoria on a special Student Day at its Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM) on the 18th of September 2014. This important event in the mining education calendar was coordinated under the auspices of the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa (AMMSA). The Association was formed by a group of Witwatersrand Mine Managers back in1892, and has since worked tirelessly to promote the general advancement of mining in this country. AMMSA has played an important and integral part in the development of the mining framework in South Africa and great value is placed on its role as a key stakeholder in the mining industry. The latter could not have been achieved without undivided support of the industry at large. Hosting such a Students Day is one of the interventions by AMMSA and the mining industry to ensure that the development of the mining framework is sustained into the future. !Wesizwe Platinum and AMMSA share an intensive interest in the development of mining

students in the country, as they are the mine managers of the future. The AMMSA council endeavours to visit each university with a mining faculty at least once every year, and coordinates four technical visits to selected mine sites each year where AMMSA members have the opportunity to attend and learn at no cost to themselves. This is a great opportunity for mining students to get exposure to a mining site where new technology is being tested or where it has already been successfully implemented. !The programme for the Student Day at Bakubung Platinum Mine combined formal presentations with a practical visit around the mine site, both above and below ground. Following an overview of the Bakubung Platinum Mine project development from Eddie Mohlabi, the General Manager of BPM, a series of highly technical presentations on such topics as Exploration, Rock Engineering, Mine Design, Sinking Operations and EIA/EMP, aimed to provide the students with a wealth of highly relevant mine management information. The practical mine site visit provided a unique glimpse into the physical development of the mine project.

Young mining engineering students visit Bakubung Platinum Mine!

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The programme for the Student Day at Bakubung Platinum Mine combined formal presentations with a practical visit around the mine site, both above and below ground. Following an overview of the Bakubung Platinum Mine project development from Eddie Mohlabi, the General Manager of BPM, a series of highly technical presentations on such topics as Exploration, Rock Engineering, Mine Design, Sinking Operations and EIA/EMP, aimed to provide the students with a wealth of highly relevant mine management information. The practical mine site visit provided a unique glimpse into the physical development of the mine project. !Speaking about the importance of such events to the future of the mining sector’s talent development, Mr Eddie Mohlabi, General Manager of Wesizwe Platinum’s Bakubung Platinum Mine, said: “As an emerging junior mining company, Wesizwe through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bakubung Platinum Mine, could not have waited for a more ideal opportunity than this one to demonstrate its contribution to the

mining industry. Even though Bakubung Platinum Mine is still in its construction phase, we thought it only relevant to seize this opportunity of hosting the students day on behalf of AMMSA Central District, in order to give the country’s future mine managers a glimpse of what a mine under construction actually looks like. A significant percentage of mining engineers spend their whole careers in the mining business and never get to experience or be exposed to a mine under construction. At Bakubung Platinum Mine, we believe that we are offering an experience that most of these students will not be able to attain in their life-long careers. This is part of our corporate social responsibility in showing support to the development of the country’s future mine managers. When the Bakubung Platinum Mine comes into production, we will be tapping into the marketplace to recruit such young mining engineers. Ultimately, this will be a rewarding experience for us, knowing that we are recruiting within a pool of engineers that we would have contributed to developing.”

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Highlights !- 550,787 fatality free shifts were achieved up to the end June 2014 on the Bakubung Project. !- The main shaft reached a depth of 581m and the ventilation shaft a depth of 693m by the end of the interim reporting period. !- First production level (69 Level) development was init iated on the ventilation shaft. !- First drawdown on the US$650 million project loan from China Development Bank (CDB) took place in January 2014 and the short term loans from CDB were repaid. Cash on hand as of 30 June 2014 is R375 million. !- Findings from the Bakubung Platinum Mine Optimisation study were approved by the Board of Directors (“the Board”) on 14 March 2014. The findings have been implemented in terms of the mine development plan and are expected to deliver meaningful efficiencies and optimised productivity. !- The definitive concentrator plant study (DFS) was concluded during the interim

period under review. Value engineering and optimising of process flow sheet options are currently being evaluated. Wesizwe is also evaluating an option to purchase a second hand plant from an existing industry player which may deliver significant capital savings to the project. !- Services projects are on track and progressing well. - Phase 1 Eskom Power supply of 2 0 M Va s u f f i c i e n t f o r t h e f u l l development of the project is in place. - Infrastructure for the Phase 2 Eskom Power supply of 60MVa is in construction and long lead time items have been ordered. - All required Pilanesburg South Water Supply Scheme projects are in their implementation / construction phase, which will ensure sufficient water to the project for commissioning and steady-state operation. !- Housing project feasibility study is underway on housing projects in the immediate proximity to the project. This initiative will include partnering with the local community and possible housing units purchased from other industry players. !

Wesizwe announces its interim results!

On 5th September, Wesizwe Platinum released its consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014, in the form of a SENS announcement. Here are the highlights of that announcement….

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A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h Organization, at least 2.8 million adults around the globe die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. And obesity is on the rise, having nearly doubled since 1980. The problem is no less acute in South Africa with some 66% of women and 33% of men being overweight, and between 10% of men and 28% of women classified as morbidly obese. !While obesity is on the increase, most South Africans believe they eat and drink healthily. In a recent survey, some 62 percent of men and 66 percent of women said that they thought they ate and drank healthily and did not need to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Close on 70 percent of men and 63 percent of women also said they were happy with their weight. It would seem that many South Africans are not as healthy as they think they are. A number of health conditions or complications are associated with obesity including high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, stroke, gall bladder disease, several types of cancers, depression and lower back pain. These conditions can all pose a serious risk to one's health and, as more people become obese, so too do their risk factors for developing such complications.

What causes weight gain?A person may be considered to be obese when their body weight and fat are more than is healthy for them. You tend to put on weight when you take in more calories than you burn off through physical activity. Your body stores these unused calories as fat. You may become overweight and then obese when you: !• Eat more food than your body can use • Do not get much exercise • Live a sedentary (inactive) lifestyle • Suffer from an under-active thyroid !Certain medications, such as certain antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, may also cause an individual to gain weight. !According to the WHO, global increases in overweight and obesity are attributable to a number of factors including a shift in diet towards increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat and sugars but low in vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients; and a trend towards decreased physical activity due to the increasingly sedentary nature of many forms of work. And it is showing on our waistlines. In South Africa today, obesity is being seen in a sectors of society, amongst all age groups, and amongst men, women and children alike. !

Health and Wellness in the Community Beating the bulge in National Obesity Week

Many South Africans unfortunately believe that carrying some extra body weight is a sign of health and vitality. However, what many people do not realise is that being overweight or obese can increase our risk of developing a number of different medical condit ions and can be dangerous to our health.

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So, what is overweight? One way you can check whether you are at a healthy weight or not is to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). This is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in metres (kg/m2). WHO defines "overweight" as a BMI equal to or more than 25, and "obesity" as a BMI equal to or more than 30. However, BMI should be considered as a rough guide only because it may not correspond to the same degree of fatness in different individuals. !Another way to determine whether you are at risk from being overweight is to measure your waist. This is because the most dangerous type of fat is generally that stored around the waist. Those individuals who carry a lot of fat around the waist are considered by doctors to be at much higher risk for heart disease or diabetes. !Getting healthy You don't need to visit the gym every day or do excessive exercise in order to get healthy. You also do not have to ‘diet' in the traditional sense of the word. Making sensible choices when it comes to food and small lifestyle changes can go a long way in assisting you to slim down. These include: !•Have at least three meals per day. •Opt for healthy snacks between meals

like fruit if you are constantly hungry.

•Eat breakfast . People who skip breakfast are more prone to obesity.

•Reduce your fat intake, especially saturated fats. Saturated fats are animal fats and can be found in cookies, pastries, processed and fast foods.

•Try to eat fish at least three times a week - but not fried fish. Fish is

rich in protein and naturally low in fat.

• Try to prepare food by using healthy cooking methods such as steaming, boiling, grill ing or baking. This will automatically reduce the fat while you will maintain the essential nutrients in the food.

• Use extras such as cream, butter, mayonnaise, margarine, oil and dressings sparingly.

• Increase your fibre intake by using wholewheat bread and pasta, brown rice and oats. Fibre makes you feel fuller for longer.

• Remember your five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.

• Limit your alcohol intake and try to drink "light" wine and beers, as this is lower in energy. !

Exercise and your weightThe combination of exercise and diet is the most effective long-term approach to losing weight. There is, however, no need to go to extremes when it comes to exercising. Simply try walking if you do not like jogging. Opt for the stairs instead of the lift. Or even just park your car further away from the entrance of the shopping mall. Exercise is not just about losing weight - it is about looking after your health. It will also motivate you to keep a watchful eye on what you eat. Remember to add some light weights to your exercise programme in order to ensure that you do not lose muscle. Muscle helps to burn fat even when you are not exercising. Even a moderate weight loss can have a lot of health benefits and reduce one's chances of developing complications such as d iabe tes . V i s i t you r healthcare provider or a dietician so that you can come up with a way to lose weight that will be best and healthiest for you.

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