Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Loss-of-life incident at Mponeng 2021 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Loss-of-life incident at MponengDecember 15, 2021Johannesburg, Wednesday, 15 December 2021. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to report that one of its employees tragically lost their life after losing control of a heavy duty vehicle. The incident transpired close to the Mponeng mine salvage yard on its way to Savuka central salvage yard, near Carletonville, in the Gauteng province. “The recent spate of loss of life incidents are of real concern to the Harmony family and we are deeply appalled. The tragic consequences of these incidents will continue to affect the families, colleagues and friends of our deceased colleagues for many years. However, we will continue our focus on embedding our risk management process to create a more engaged and proactive safety culture. All Harmony stakeholders are profoundly committed to making renewed and concerted efforts to prevent accidents through our ongoing humanistic transformation safety initiatives. Our prayers are with the families, friends and colleagues of the deceased during this difficult time,” said Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony. The relevant authorities have been informed and an investigation into the incident is currently underway. For more details, contact: Sihle Maake Head of Communications +27 (0)83 722 5467 Jared Coetzer Head of Investor Relations +27 (0)82 746 4120 Mashego Mashego Executive Director: Corporate Affairs +27 (0) 82 767 1072 JSE Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Propriety Limited Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold mining and exploration company, has operations and assets in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Harmony has more than 70 years’ experience in the industry. Company assets include one open pit mine and several exploration tenements in PNG, as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open pit operation and several surface sources in South Africa. In addition, Harmony owns 50% of the significant Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project – a tier 1 asset – in a joint venture in PNG. The company’s primary stock exchange listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders are in South Africa and the United States. Additional information on the company is available on the corporate website, www.harmony.co.za.
