Kumba Iron Ore, a business of Anglo American, has handed over two social infrastructure projects in Postmasburg, the Lebelelang Disability Centre and the White City Library, in partnership with the Tsantsabane Local Municipality, the Northern Cape Premier's Office and local stakeholders.
Together worth R54-million, these projects aim to be proof of how mining investment, when done in partnership, transforms communities, says the business.
Built on former dumping sites, the Disability Centre aims to create 83 jobs while providing a safe, dignified space for persons with disabilities and the White City Library is now a hub of literacy, digital access and tertiary learning through Sol Plaatje University. They aim to stand as examples of how mining can be a catalyst for inclusion, dignity and long-term opportunity, says the business.
In the first half of 2025 alone, Kumba invested R13-million in social initiatives, supporting 670 jobs, more than 10 000 learners and 330 teachers. But the real story lies in the faces of children discovering books, families accessing clean water and persons with disabilities stepping into a centre built for their dignity and empowerment, adds the business.
These projects aim to showcase collaboration between business, government and civil society, with support from multiple stakeholders including the Department of Social Development, the National Development Agency and local municipalities. The handover ceremony is attended by the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe and Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul among other key stakeholders, concludes the business.
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