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Sibanye-Stillwater, South Africa
Sibanye-Stillwater, a global precious metals producer with gold and platinum group metal (PGM) operations in South Africa, awards a limited number of bursaries each year to South African citizens for full-time bachelor's degree study at a recognised South African university. The programme is run directly by the company through its own Recruitment and Selection Portal, alongside its internship and learnership programmes.
The company has run the scheme for over a decade: from 2013 to 2024 it funded 985 bursars at its South African gold operations and, from 2015 to 2024, 684 bursars at its South African PGM operations, investing more than R150.3 million into tuition at South African universities, including the University of Johannesburg (R31.9 million), North-West University (R12.8 million), the University of Cape Town (R2.9 million) and the University of South Africa (R2.7 million).
Bursaries are offered for a set list of mining-related and supporting degrees, and are intended to build a pipeline of graduates for Sibanye-Stillwater's own operations, with bursars expected to progress quickly into the company's workforce and into senior roles.
Sibanye-Stillwater describes the award as a bursary towards bachelor's degree study and, in its own impact reporting, states it has invested more than R150.3 million in university tuition through the programme since 2013. Neither the careers page nor the recruitment portal itemises what an individual bursary pays for (tuition, accommodation, meals or a stipend) or gives a per-student amount.
Applicants are assessed against the stated citizenship, age, academic and university-acceptance requirements through the online questionnaire and submitted documents. Sibanye-Stillwater states that applicants consent to its assessment and interview process by submitting a CV, and that preference is given to applicants from the local community/labour-sending areas around its operations and to children or dependants of deceased employees who meet the programme's requirements.
Partially funded
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