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at the clinic, was used to deliver its first baby. Aside from the focus on healthcare and education projects, we also consider the bigger picture, which includes helping the community unlock alternative livelihood opportunities, such as setting up vegetable gardens and chicken and fish farming. Importantly, we are looking into investing in apprenticeship programmes aligned with upskilling local community members to become integral in both the construction of the mine and the workings of the mine itself. The intention is to source local workers living within a 25 km radius of the mine,” concludes Monro. n

such as setting up micro businesses and programmes related to agriculture and upskilling the local community to meet the needs of the mine during the construction phase and in mining operations. As the company is looking to create an estimated 1 000 jobs, it is focused on identifying relevant training programmes and training colleges that will allow it to access a wider range of roles for its mining operation. “We supported the local clinic with, amongst others, a maternity birthing bed which, just four hours after its arrival

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