Tendele Coal Mining
ONE TEAM, ONE MINE and ONE COMMUNITY
Tendele Coal has been in operation at it’s Somkhele Operation since 2007. During the inception of the Mine it was envisaged that the Mine would operate 1 plant and employ 150 people. The operation has since then expanded to 3 plants and more than 1300 people employed on the Mine. We are also privileged to extend various forms of support to the surrounding Mpukunyoni Community.
EMPLOYEES
More than 1300 Employees
More than 80% of Employees from the surrounding areas
28% of Tendele Employees are Female
40% of Tendele’s Mining Positions Occupied by Women
WATER DELIVERY TO THE COMMUNITY
R 1million Spent on Water Delivery to Community in 2018
16 Water Points in Community Delivering Water
Maintenance of 6 Hand Pumps
COMMUNITY TRAINING
More than 5000 Beneficiaries Trained since 2007
63 Learners trained on Earth-Moving Machinery in 2018
471 Learners doing N1-N3 since 2017 in Edu Centre
More than 1300 Trained in Adult Education
59 Learners trained in Livestock care in 2018
More than 120 Trained in Work Place Exposure programmes, e.g. fencing, alien weed eradication, scholar patrol, minerals processing, laboratory, engineering
10 Security Guards trained and placed on workplace exposure programmes in 2018
Further 34 Guards Trained in Grade C,D & E in 2018
Around 60 Community members trained in various Entrepreneurship Programmes
1100 Scholars from 9 Schools participated in “Vulamehlo” career counselling programme
120 N1 to N3 Level learners attended studies during a joint venture with Richtech at the Edu Centre
38 Apprenticeships facilitated through the Mine in 2017/18
More than 800 community members trained in crop production during a joint venture with Richtech at the Edu Centre
LEGO PARTNERSHIP
(EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE LEADERS)
25 Teachers trained from 25 creches in Izigodi around the mine
R600 000 worth of Lego sponsored to schools reaching some 2000 children
LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS
15 Taxi owners providing employee transport
47 local entrepreneurs & 150 local drivers transporting coal to the Richards Bay Harbour
BURSARIES
10 Laptops to 2018 top performers
8 Community beneficiaries received bursaries and study assistance, including one full time
MATRIC AND TEACHER SUPPORT
On average 65 scholars assisted with Maths & Science supplementary teaching in 2018
HISTORICAL FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
Maternity Ward
Edu Centre
Siphelele School
Agriculture Hub
4x Community Halls
PROJECTS
Ingaqa – built a new hall & renovated the Primary school which also caters to special needs children
St Lucia – renovated the street vendors stalls and built new toilets to promote tourism
Mahujini Church – Renovated
2 Tractors – bought with implements to be used by Agriculture co-ops
DONATIONS
Various soccer, netball & marathon sport events sponsored in 2018
Sponsored some wheelchairs for needy individuals in the community as well as the Ingaqa school
Graves, filling dip-tanks, grading roads (every Wednesday)
Ophondweni School (KwaGxaba) donated school desks for learners
CULTURAL EVENTS SUPPORT
Sponsored transport for local community members to the Reed Dance
