Exxaro’s leaders continue to be a valued asset to the South African mining industry. This was evident when Mxolisi Mgojo, Exxaro’s former CEO, was inducted into the Joburg Indaba SA Mining Hall of Fame on 4 October 2022 at the annual gala dinner. The Joburg Indaba SA Mining Hall of Fame was launched in 2016 to recognise and honour some of the legendary individuals, like Mgojo, who have greatly influenced and shaped the South African mining industry since democracy.

TExxaro sent a high-level team of leaders to be part of the #TeamSouthAfrica delegation at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) which took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November.

The Exxaro delegation team, comprised Mongezi Veti: Executive Head Sustainability, Mzila Mthenjane: Executive Head for Stakeholder Affairs, Dr Lerato Khumalo: Exxaro Group’s Climate Change Specialist, Tsheko Ratsheko: Group Manager, Malusi Buthelezi: Group Manager Integrated Reporting and ESG.

The Egyptian COP27 Presidency defined COP27’s key goals as: mitigation, adaptation, finance and collaboration.

Mzila Mthenjane and Dr Lerato Khumalo sat on key panel discussions, including “Enabling a Just Transition” and “Human mobility and labour migration related to climate change.” The team also presented on the following key topics:

Having been an active contributor and participant in previous COP conferences, Exxaro sent a delegation of top leaders to share Exxaro’s business case for adaptation and its approach to ensuring business resilience in a low carbon world.

Mthenjane explained how Exxaro is exploring new approaches to community development, such as mineral succession rather than mine closure, and how this will create new industries and skills that will drive local economic development beyond mining.