Shifts at Harmony’s South African underground mines resume

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) has announced the resumption of shifts at its nine South African underground mines from the start of yesterday’s afternoon shift, following Eskom’s announcement on Tuesday to return to Level 4 load shedding.

Monday’s night shift and yesterday’s day shift at all the Company’s underground mines were cancelled in response to an urgent request from power utility Eskom for power usage to be reduced immediately to levels required only for the maintenance of essential services. Eskom’s request followed its announcement on Monday of an emergency shift to Level 6 load shedding.