Country Report

South Africa - West Wits country report (PDF - 263KB)

South Africa - Vaal River country report (PDF - 206KB)

South Africa - Ergo country report (PDF - 189KB)

Related case studies - Report to Society 2004:

• Economic performance
  • 5.2 Meeting the Mining Charter's procurement targets
  • 5.3 Growing small businesses in southern Africa
  • 5.4 Ergo moves towards closure after more than 24 years
  • 5.5 Outsourced health care at Ergo
  • 5.6 Riches of Africa 2004 - six years on
• Occupational safety and health
  • 7.10 Aurum's battle against TB gains momentum
  • 7.11 Temporary shift in hearing loss study at Great Noligwa
  • 7.12 New heat tolerance centre at West Wits
  • 7.13 Controlling dust levels underground remains a focus area
  • 7.14 From lagging to leading indicators - Tau Lekoa rises to the challenge
  • 7.15 Mponeng's safety strategy focuses on behavioural change
  • 7.16 Safety interventions at depth at TauTona
  • 7.17 Control of mining-induced seismicity in the South Africa region
  • 7.18 Medical Working Group formed to promote best practice
• HIV/AIDS malaria
  • 7.2 Success reported with ART implementation
  • 7.3 Wellness Clinic at West Vaal Hospital
  • 7.4 Living with HIV/AIDS - an employee's story
  • 7.5 Peer education at AngloGold Ashanti in 2004
• Labour
  • 7.5 Adult Basic Education and training for all
  • 7.6 AngloGold Ashanti bursary scheme: developing engineers for the future
  • 7.7 Orderly closure at Ergo ? social plan for employees
  • 7.8 Reducing the trauma of retrenchment at Savuka
  • 7.9 Implementing fall of ground regulations
  • 7.10 Towards the transformation of proto teams
• Environment
  • 7.10 Three-year project to fast track environmental management plans in South Africa
  • 7.11 Woodlands project - good progress being made with phytoremediation project
  • 7.12 Community-based nurseries - a broad-based solution
  • 7.13 Energy conservation gains renewed impetus in the South Africa region
  • 7.14 Yellowfish project - a partnership with concerned fishermen
  • 7.15 New legislation to impact on air quality management
  • 7.16 Dust management at Vaal River - response to local community concerns
  • 7.17 Stakeholder involvement in the closure planning process at Ergo
  • 7.18 The Blesbokspruit Ramsar wetland site
• Community
  • 7.6 Lesotho water project -? bringing a much needed resource to employees' families
  • 7.7 Making a difference? - the AngloGold Ashanti Fund and Trust
  • 7.8 Closure consultation with communities at Ergo
  • 7.9 Ergo programme focuses on maths and science education