Transformation strategy

The objective of the transformation initiatives of the group is to ensure the sustainability and the relevance of the group over the long term in its industries and the South African economy as a whole. The achievement of this objective is our primary goal in this respect.

Our adherence to this philosophy has seen progress across the group from 40% in 2010 to our current level of where more than 50% of our managers are black.

Our business has an impact on our employees, broader society and the communities in which we operate. Along with our economic and environmental impact, this social impact forms the third pillar of our sustainability focus.

General South African workforce profile (for the 12 months to 30 June 2013)

	Male					Female					Foreign nationals		Total			Total
Occupational levels	A	C	I	W		A	C	I	W		M	F	2013			2012
Permanent staff
Top management	4	1	8	129		5	3	4	11		2		167			221
Senior management	20	12	40	363		8	2	24	103		4		576			646
Professional specialists mid-management	254	173	275	1 409		132	95	134	804		5	1	3 282			3 054
Skilled junior management	2 800	1 092	794	2 704		998	425	271	1 524		32	3	10 643			9 486
Semi-skilled	8 943	1 713	579	930		2 061	755	300	1 295		28	7	16 611			16 639
Unskilled	4 159	624	78	79		1 022	154	8	22		8		6 154			6 048
Total permanent	16 180	3 615	1 774	5 614		4 226	1 434	741	3 759		79	11	37 433			36 094
Non-permanent staff	1 312	162	53	52		126	67	17	31		6		1 826			1 092
Grand total	17 492	3 777	1 827	5 666		4 352	1 501	758	3 790		85	11	39 259			37 186

The summary is an aggregation of all South African operating entities.

Geographical breakdown of workforce	2013			2012
South Africa	39 259			37 186
Rest of world	11 748			10 513
Total	51 007			47 699

Our material employee-related issues include skills development, occupational health and safety and employment equity.