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Environmental
stewardship
Providing water and sanitation to
communities over the past five years
We continued to support the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality
(GMM) by investing approximately R60 million in water
infrastructure projects:
Upgraded the sewer network in surrounding area, thus preventing sewage
spillages and improving the health of our employees and community.
Supported GMM’s turn-around project of fixing and repairing water leaks
including the appointment and secondment of five plumbers as well as
back office support to the municipality.
Our Mining operations implemented the following projects as part of the
Social and Labour Plans from 2016 to 2020:
Upgrading the Greylingstad sewer and wastewater treatment. This was a
multi-year project with a spend of around R100 million.
Construction of a water pipeline from eMbalenhle to Charl Cilliers, providing
the communities better access to water. Investment of around R40 million.
Construction completed on a stormwater drainage system in Lebohang
Township in Leandra. Investment of R1,8 million.
Constructed a multi-purpose centre in Vredefort in the Free State. The
centre will provide community and municipal services to the Mokwallo
community. Investment to the value of R10 million.
Supporting offsets
Our Secunda Operations supports a
broader offsets programme:
Pilot study Kwadela
(2013 – 2015)
Basic retrofit of 396 RDP houses (ceiling
insulation and draught proofing).
Intermediate retrofit of 20 RDP houses (ceiling
insulation, draught proofing and trombe wall).
Full retrofit of 89 RDP houses (ceiling and walls
insulation).
Post assessment by monitoring results.
Baseline campaign
(2013 – 2015)
Baseline campaign including social surveys in
eMbalenhle and Lebohang.
Ongoing interventions
(2016 – 2020)
Insulation of ceilings and coal stove swap with
LPG package of 5 500 – 6 300 RDP homes in
eMbalenhle and Lebohang.
Education and awareness campaigns targeting
the communities of eMbalenhle and Lebohang.
In addition, roll out of education material on air
quality to 27 primary schools in Govan Mbeki
Municipality.
Veld fire management to reduce particulate
matter emission. Grass cutting is part of this
programme.
As part of investing in sustainable solutions,
the Sasol Envirowaste Recycling programme
(Enviro-Cycle) seeks to provide a green
transition through green jobs.
20 youth who managed domestic
waste of over 30 000 households in
the Govan Mbeki Municipality
benefitted from the initiatives.
This co-operative programme created a
positive sentiment within the community and
motivated the municipality to enter this
initiative in the Greenest Town Competition –
secured third position.
Piloting insulation of informal homes in
Lebohang. This proved to be unsuccessful,
therefore additional RDP homes will be
insulated.
Continuous monitoring.
Neighbouring towns in the
Govan Mbeki Municipality,
1 443 households
were insulated with energy
appliances. This initiative
benefitted seven local
SMME’s, which in-turn
created 240 Jobs.
Longer-term commitments
(beyond 2020)
Dependent on:
The result of the baseline campaign
Community feedback
Postponement conditions.
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