JULY 2018 | ISSUE 10

OFFICIAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

We are happy to announce that our Head Office is in the pro-

cess of relocating to our new property situated at 60 Rodio

Place, Midrand Industrial Park.

The new premises boasts a number of well equipped work-

shops, allowing us to perform more in-house maintenance and

site-specific work to our machines and plant, rebuilds and

overhauls will also be done in these facilities.

Our administration offices will be made up of our stores and

dispatch, creditors, payroll, planning and general admin staff.

Aiming to provide nothing but first class service and productive

operations throughout the Group of Companies.

Welcome & Congratulations

We officially welcome the following employees:

Lebogang Chabalala — Cleaner (SPH/HO)

Promise Mokoena—Admin Debtors Clerk (SPH/HO)

Aaron Nkoana —Data Capturer (SPH/HO)

Brendon Miller—Group Tyre Manager (SPH/HO)

Mahlatse Boshego—Admin Clerk (SPH/HO)

Connie Selolo—Receptionist (SPH/HO)

Samantha Bester—Somkhele Admin (Transferred from Somkhele to SPH/HO)

Rob Bester—Plant Manager (Transferred from Somkhele to SPH/HO)

Wilhelm Badenhorst—Site Manager (Mafube)

Thank you to all for joining our team. We trust your time with us will allow

you to grow and learn!

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Vision

Our vision is to be the best and most reliable supplier of heavy duty plant and equipment in South Africa and neighbouring

African Countries.

We will achieve our vision with our integrity and honesty intact, hard work and adherence to standards set and agreed be-

tween the company and its customers with excellent service, reliable machinery and efficient operators.

The corporation’s highest priority is the fulfilment of customer expectations through top quality products, service and indus-

try-leading customer support.

Through our leadership we will establish and communicate our vision for the organization and exemplify our core values to

guide the behaviour of all, with the aim of achieving our vision. Customer satisfaction is the most important measure of our

achievement.

Mission Our mission is to establish long term partnerships with our customers by providing them with world-class products and ser-

vice to ensure timely and effective production throughout Southern Africa whilst achieving maximum profitability for the

company.

We will endeavour to achieve the highest aspirations of our customers, our potential customers and the members of our

organization in terms of growth, self -actualization, the striving towards wealth, the quest for identity and autonomy and

the yearning for excellence.

Vision & Mission Statements

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Kleinkopje 2018

Photos by: Kokkie Joubert

In April 2018 Sandton Mining (SM) was appointed as the

main sub-contractor by Inayo Mining to carry out all the

work for the topsoil and soft overburden pre-stripping

at Khwezela Colliery’ s Bokgoni section (formerly known

as Kleinkopje Colliery).

Khwezela was created through the merger of Kleinkopje

and Landau at the end of 2016. Khwezela forms part of

Anglo American's South African Coal Estates, which also

includes Greenside. Khwezela is located 12 kilometers

south west of Witbank, in the Mpumalanga Province,

covering the Kromdraai 279 JS, Nooitgedacht 300 JS,

Schoongezicht 308 JS, Elandsfontein 309 JS, Blaau-

wkrans 323 JS and Kleinkopje 15 IS farms.

The merger was necessitated by the fact that both sites

were approaching the end of their operational lives,

with one pit expected to close at Kleinkopje in early

2017, and a further two at Landau the following year.

This meant that it became

economically unviable for

the two operations to con-

tinue as separate entities,

each with their own over-

heads and individual sup-

port structures.

Active reserves will com-

fortably take Khwezela to

2024, while further re-

sources offer the potential

for 30 years of coal extraction. Another significant ad-

vantage is that local communities will continue to bene-

fit from the mine, corporate social investment and local

economic development programmes. Bokgoni is an

opencast mine where draglines are used to mine coal

for both the domestic and export markets.

Khwezela is the Nguni word for the rekindling of fire to

release new energy, to inject fresh life and bring

warmth. It also represents what binds a family as they

face the future together.

SM is responsible for the clearing (stripping) of the

overlaying topsoil and soft overburden layers to expose

the hard overburden (hards/rock) which cover the coal

seam/s.

Drill rigs are then used to penetrate the rock layer

where after the drilled holes are charged with explo-

sives to blast/fragment the rock into manageable sizes

for the dragline to remove and expose the coal seam.

The equipment on site is a reflection of the Clients’ pro-

duction requirement and may vary from time to time. It

should be noted not achieving monthly targets has dire

operational and financial consequences as the whole

mining sequence is disrupted and coal extraction tar-

gets cannot met be which

results in fines and/or pen-

alties being imposed.

Article by: Anthonie van der Bijl

Q & A with Kokkie Joubert, Site Manager at Kleinkopje:

Q: How long have you been working for Sandton Mining?

A: 7 years.

Q: What ‘’highs’’ and ‘’lows’’ do you experience day-to-day on site?

A: A high is when your shift starts with all of the machines running and all operators

present and to reach your target for that day without any incidents. A low is when

your machines are on breakdown and your operators are absent.

Q: What are your main responsibilities as Site Manager?

A: To achieve our monthly target and to run the site safely and to the satisfaction of

the client.

Q: Is there anything else that you would like to share with our newsletter readers?

A: I think to still have a job with Sandton mining is a blessing and for that I can thank Mr P Fourie, Richard Arnell and An-

thonie van der Bijl.

Q & A with Comfort Banda, Clerk at Kleinkopje:

Q: How long have you been working for Sandton Mining?

A: 13 years.

Q: What are the main operations of the site you work on?

A: Opencast Mining – loading and hauling.

Q: In a brief description, please explain a day in the life of your occupation on your site:

A: Get to work, attend safety meetings where employees voice their concerns in rela-

tion to the safety on site. Then I load any req’s that have been received, I check my

back order and then receipt any items which have been delivered. I then attend to any

concerns which were raised during the morning meeting.

Q: Is there anything else that you would like to share with our newsletter readers?

A: Don’t pull when the rest are pushing, be part of the T.E.A.M!

Kleinkopje 2018 (continued)

Site Manager, Kokkie Joubert

Clerk, Comfort Banda

Senior Foreman of Production,

Mr Z Zungu

Production Supervisor,

Mr M Sibisi

From left to right: Vusi Skosana, Brine Matlaila, Thomas Mbonane, Matshepo

Diphofa, Hein Steenkamp, Bryan Whittal, Comfort Banda, Themba Dhlomo

“Tinley to Ballito” - Charity Swim

After months planning, an enthusiastic group of six swimmers took to the water on Saturday the 19th of May in order to raise funds for their local community situated in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal.

With the help of a number of sponsors, including Sandton Mining (Pty) Ltd the group managed to raise over R50 000.00 for

local charities such as Thuthukani Special School, the SPCA and Kobus van Wyk, a local pharmacist who recently became

paralyzed in a motor cycle accident.

The initial plan was to swim from Tinley Manor to Ballito, however due to high volumes of rain experienced in the week

leading up to the swim the Tinley area proved un-swimmable. For safety reasons the group, under guidance from the Spe-

cialised Rescue Unit team, were advised to swim from Ballito to Salt Rock and back again.

The six swimmers set off at approximately 07h25 in staggered groups of two, accompanied by the Specialised Rescue Unit

crew and 7 paddlers. Throughout the swim two small hammerhead sharks and a 25kg grey shark were spotted, fortunately

Ocean Guardian from Australia generously lent the team six shark shields for the event.

Five of the six swimmers completed the swim successfully, with the last swimmer coming in at the 4 hours 20 minutes mark.

The team has been overwhelmed by the response and support and would like to extend a sincere thanks to all involved.

Meet the team from left to right: Clinton Woodley (paddler), Drew

Wilson, Monica Botha , Gail Arnell, Sue Robinson, Jason Robinson

(paddler) , Dave McIlrath and Shirley Carey .

The Specialised Rescue Unit Team

Congratulations! We would like to congratulate the following employees who recently became parents:

SPH Head Office:

Aliseo de Nyscchen (Payroll Admin)

& Chesney, parents to baby Zaylah

born on the 11th of April.

SPH Head Office:

Bongani Kani (Jnr Maintenance Planner)

& Cecilia, parents to baby Godwill

born on the 30th of May.

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Meet ‘’Molly’’

It is with great sadness that we will be bid Molly Breton farewell as she retires in September

2018, Molly has been Sandton Plant Hire’s Barloworld Sales Consultant and ‘’go to girl’’

when it comes to CAT machines since January 2007. She has known Peter Fourie since 1982

when she started at Barloworld’s reception and has worked closely with him and many of

our other managers for the past 11 years.

In order to pay tribute to her, Rob Bester had ‘’Molly’’ stickers made and placed them on

one of the new D10T machines at Somkhele which can be seen in the photos below. Molly

was obviously oblivious to all that was going on until she received photos from Rob, she had

the following to say: ‘’The day I received the images from Rob, I thought what now!! What’s

gone wrong oh my goodness? Of course when I opened and saw my name on the D10T I just

started laughing, I got hold of Rob eventually and asked if Peter knew? It is such a flattering

gesture, I sent it on to our executives, wow! Peter even gave permission to post it on social

media.’’

We asked Molly to share some memorable moments from over the years:

‘’I have quite a number of stories, and could write a book but that would take too long, so just a few highlights, in July 2011 I

was away at Mabula Lodge when I received a call from Peter asking how many 725’s we had in stock. I sold him eight of

them that day, through this sale I won a trip to Zanzibar, he refused an offer to join me. After many more successful sales to

Sandton Plant Hire in 2014 I won a Mediterranean cruise with Caterpillar.

In 2017 I was the runner up sales person of the year, predominantly thanks to Sandton Plant Hire. I have come to know you

guys and have longstanding relationships with most of the staff, and this has been a great privilege for me, to have worked

so closely with Sandton Plant staff is like being part of a great family.’’

We at Sandton wish Molly all the best in her future endeavours and trust that she will enjoy some hard earned rest and re-

laxation.

Molly the CAT D10T hard at

work on our Somkhele site.

Photos by: Rob Bester

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Photo Gallery

Saturday, 26 May 2018

The Gajiga Run is a fun filled 5km route

hosting 7 massive inflatable obstacles.

Eight very enthusiastic employees ar-

rived at Serengeti Estates in Kempton

Park on a very chilly Saturday morning

to take part in the fun.

Left to right: Armand Pienaar, Bianca Steenkamp,

Marco van der Merwe, Jeanette Mankwani, Lee Ham-

man, Samantha de Waal, Dirk de Waal & Terri Dixon

Left to right:

Terri Dixon, Bianca

Steenkamp, Lee

Hamman &

Samantha de Waal

Lee, Bianca and Jeanette

sliding down the‘’Ukugcina’’

obstacle

Africa Day

Left to right: Bianka du Plessis, Lindy Styles,

Yvonne Mbele, Anlie Rabie &Tsipiso

Anlie Rabie and Lindy Styles

Each year thousands of people all around the world take part in celebrating Africa Day.

Africa Day takes place on the 25th of May each year to com-memorate the establishment of the Organisation of African

Unity.

Some of our ladies from Hernic took part in celebrating Africa Day by wearing clothing and jewellery that represents Africa.

‘’Let’s work together to make our continent a haven of peace and an

island of tranquillity, not only for the present generation, but for those to

come.’’ - Madam Tihib Marie-Claire Kogda Somda

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Freedom Day 2018

Freedom Day is a South African national day celebrated on the 27th of April each year. This day commem-

orates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa.

This election resulted in a change in government as the African National Congress

(ANC) came into power.

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that re-

spects and enhances the freedom of others.” Nelson Mandela

Youth Day 2018

Youth Day is a national day of remembrance which takes place on the 16th of June each year in South Af-

rica. This day serves to recognise all of the students and young citizens who took part in the Soweto Upris-

ing Protests in 1976. Students from the suburb situated in Gauteng marched to protest against the une-

qual standard of education for children of different racial groups. The sadness of this day will never be

forgotten, however Youth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the bright young minds of the future.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela

International Workers Day 2018

Workers Day is a national public holiday in South Africa which takes place on the 1st of May each year, the

purpose of this day is to pay tribute to the working class of the nation and to emphasise the need to es-

tablish fair labour practices and employment standards. Following the first democratic elections in 1994

this date was inaugurated as an official national public holiday and is celebrated across 80 countries.

“A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.”

Public Holidays

The purpose of this section is to recap over the national days celebrated in the previous quarter of the

year. Each national day celebrated in South Africa holds history and purpose, the celebration of these

milestones each year are a reminder to reflect on how much South Africa has grown and an opportunity to

seek out areas which require improvement in order for our beautiful country to reach its full potential.