Enaex Africa has a well-established Corporate Social Investment (‘CSI’) Program that delivers shared value to communities surrounding Enaex Africa’s production plants and customers mining sites.

Enaex Africa is proud to be a responsible South African corporate citizen that delivers shared value to our customers and communities through  social investment, whilst at the same time ensuring that we also manage our ‘license to operate’ requirements, which also includes complying with the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE Act). This is a governmental integration program to reconcile South Africans and redress the inequalities of Apartheid.

To share highlights for 2020 in terms of some of the exciting initiatives that Enaex Africa has brought to life:

School Infrastructure Program: A partnership with United Manganese of Kalahari.

This CSI project helps to improve the offerings by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) through its Nutrition Program, to ensure that nutritious meals can be served at schools in a safe and hygienic environment, and is a partnership between Enaex Africa and our mining customer United Manganese Kalahari.

Kudumane Primary School, Mothibistad in the Northern Cape was selected to receive brand new facilities for the nutrition program. In the past, meals at Kudumane School were prepared in makeshift facilities due the lack of infrastructure.

The school will receive a facility, which will cater for 224 learners seated, and doubles as a meeting room for the school. An additional building to be used as The Lego room designed to provide support towards cognitive learning in the school, which is enhanced through Care for Education training. The program aims to foster better quality education by enhancing children’s active learning capacity, alleviating short-term hunger, providing an incentive for children to attend school regularly and punctually; and addressing certain micro-nutrient deficiencies.

Covid-19 Support for the Rustenburg communities

Enaex Africa partnered with the Rustenburg Community Forum to support 5 local schools and social institutions with covid-19 essentials to assist in mitigating the spread of Covid-19.

Enaex’s support includes the provision of facemasks, sanitizers, and non-contact infrared Thermometers. To expand the beneficiary value chain, Enaex used a local supplier to manufacture facemasks to contribute to local economic development.  This support has been welcomed by the 5 beneficiary schools, and community leaders as the prevention of new infections is now a priority as we approach the holiday season in South Africa.

Capacity Building Program for fence line communities in Mpumalanga.

The main purpose of the Capacity-building program is to develop and strengthen the skills, instincts, abilities, processes, and resources that communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing world.

Enaex Africa is supporting two youth organizations neighbouring our operations in eMalahleni (Witbank) and Weilagte in Delmas by proving the necessary tools and equipment (computers, printers etc) to these groups. This support will enable these youth groups to organize themselves and address issues on employment, entrepreneurship, and social advancement by being able to have access to a computer and e-mail to apply for jobs. Something basic that is often taken for granted but is a major obstacle for the poor to be able to access the job market and fight poverty.

By making these basic resources and skills development available to the unemployed and out of school youth, Enaex can help these young people to upskill themselves and stand a better chance of escaping poverty.