The ICDT

The ICDT aims to:

• align social upliftment activities with the goals and objectives of local, provincial and national government development programmes;
• build capacity within community structures (co-operatives, NGOs and CBOs) operating in areas of interest; and
• encourage self-reliance and minimise dependence on welfare in targeted communities.

The ICDT has eight areas of focus.

• Education, which includes the teaching of mathematics, physical science and English at teacher and learner level; post-matric mathematics and physical science; capacity-building and school governance; the development of learning support materials and equipment; and infrastructural development.
• Health, which includes primary and secondary health care, and TB and HIV/AIDS home-based care.
• Welfare, which includes orphanages and day-care support.
• Environment, which includes the provision of water and sanitation, environmental awareness campaigns, community environmental rehabilitation projects and public participation initiatives.
• Safety and security, including support for Business Against Crime and infrastructure development and training for the South African Police Services (SAPS).
• Supporting income-generating projects through the establishment of co-operatives (and facilitating financial and other support for these co-operatives), NGOs, CBOs, capacity-building programmes and business linkage centres (in Springs).
• Sports development, which includes support for soccer, rugby, netball and cricket at local level.
• Government support, which includes assistance with the establishment of district and local municipalities in the areas where Implats operates to enhance infrastructure delivery and local economic development.

Impala Rustenburg

Key principles guiding the IBT and the ICDT

The IBT seeks to support strategic initiatives that are complementary to those being implemented by government, government agencies, private companies, CBOs and NGOs. In addition, the IBT will take the following key principles into consideration when reviewing and engaging in selected projects or programmes:

• compliance in terms of the legislative environment, particularly the areas falling under the DME and the Department of Trade and Industry;
• local and municipal initiatives, including alignment with the Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) of local government and engaging with their projects and programmes;
• level of visibility and impact to ensure that the contributions of the IBT are seen in the community in terms of real social and economic change for the better;
• acknowledgement of partners and mutual understanding, respect, trust, responsibility and accountability in the knowledge that social and economic transformation is beyond the scope of donors alone; and
• championing accountability and professionalism both internally and externally.

Impala Rustenburg’s local economic development projects

As part of Impala’s commitment to its SLP, the company has initiated a number of projects in the are of operation, in the Bojanala, Taung, Ganyesa regions and Eastern Cape, an area from which many employees are drawn. Some of these projects include:

Mine area and Bojanala

• Macharora Hydroponic Tomato Project – Identified by the community of Macharora, a feasibility study has indicated that it is not viable. R1 125 000 has been allocated to an agricultural project to be identified.
• Serutube Mafika Piggery Project – Initiated by members of the community, this project has also been supported by the Royal Bafokeng Administration, which is providing a portion of land for the project. R736 000 has been allocated to this project.
• The Reach Project, the Post Matric Project, Ambulance and clinic facility donation and Vuk’uzenzele Primary School.

Taung

• Reivilo Bakery – A feasibility study has indicated that this project could be sustainable. R1 450 000 has been allocated to this project.
• Learnerships and bursaries programme.

Ganyesa

• Sports For All Franchise – Undertaken in conjunction with the Kagisano Local Municipality at a cost of R550 000, this project provides children with access to sport in a safe environment and has created employment and a sustainable black-owned business.

Eastern Cape

• The Libraries Project in Lusikisiki and Flagstaff, at a cost of R519 367. Undertaken in conjunction with and co-funded by the OR Tambo district municipality, the project aims to improve literacy levels and to improve the quality of life;
• Bursaries and learnerships;
• Construction of additional buildings at the Mbadango School in Umthatha at a cost of R559 000. The project was identified by the Department of Education and is being jointly funded. The extensions include four new classrooms, an ablution block and administration facilities;
• Planning for the construction of a new school at Ngcubeni Junior Secondary School in Umthatha in a a joint venture with the Department of Education;
• The Essential Oils project in Umthatha originally initiated by the DME. This project is in the business plan phase and will commence once proved to be viable;
• Rehabilitation of quarries in Umthatha, a project identified by SAWIMA (South African Women in Mining Association). A feasibility study has been undertaken; and
• A poultry project in Lusikisiki, in collaboration with the OR Tambo district municipality. R500 000 has been spent to date.

Marula

Local economic development projects at Marula

Marula Platinum has engaged extensively with stakeholders around the mine in identifying and initiating local economic development projects around the mine. Five key projects were progressed during the year, namely:

• The company had committed R3 million for infrastructure development at the Makgamathu and Mohlalamorudi Secondary Schools. The project is currently on hold as the community still needs to approve these schools recommended by the Limpopo Department of Education.
• An agriculture project (poultry and piggery) to support poor women in the greater Tubatse Municipality. A feasibility study indicated that this project would not be feasible, however, and a new project is being identified;
• Water and electricity supply in the Greater Tubatse Municipality to 1 900 households over a period of five years at a cost of some R30.7 million;
• Community sports initiative which involves the provision of sporting facilities on the Marula farms (at Winnaarshoek, Driekop, Clapham, Mashishi, Kgwete and Magabaneng) at a cost of R1.6 million; and
• The identification and support of a business partner to assist the local community in extracting and marketing chrome from tailings.

Impala local economic development projects

Impala Springs supported a number of the LED projects during FY2008. These are some of the projects: