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Scope and Overview of Sasol in Society
Key engagements with
stakeholders over the past year
Region
Sasolburg
and
Ekandustria
Operations,
South Africa
South
Africa –
National
Sasol
Secunda
Regional
Operations
and Mining
Stakeholder
Nature of engagement
Frequency
Action and response
Welding
project
Enabling youth to
be active participants
in the economy by
improving their
welding skills
Ongoing
With our assistance, 42 welders completed their
structural welding training and 12 welders completed
a Tungsten Inert Gas welding module.
Improving community
infrastructure through
municipal collaboration
Ongoing
Assisted with the full rehabilitation of a key access
road to Zamdela and road repairs in Sasolburg,
improving road safety and economic activities in
the area.
Science, Technology,
Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)
education in the
community
Annually
Assisted the Department of Education with training
and resources in the Fezile Dabi District through the
Sasol Boitjhorisong Resource Centre.
Ongoing
Sasol, in collaboration with the Provincial
Department of Social Development, established
youth development Centres. These Centres render
the following services to youth in our fenceline
communities.
Local
government
and
communities
Youth forums
Employability support
services for youth
Local
government
and
communities
Improving community
infrastructure through
municipal collaboration
Ongoing
Assisted the Govan Mbeki Municipality with the
construction upgrade of the sewer system. This
eliminated the potential risk of sewage pollution of
the environment negatively affecting the quality of
community lives.
Capacity-building
Annual
Assisted in capacity-building workshops for
local non-profit organisations to improve
organisational effectiveness, governance and
organisational capability.
STEM education
in the community
Ongoing
Bursaries allocated, as part of Sasol Grade 12 Merit
Awards, to promote the uptake of STEM-related
subjects at tertiary institutions.
Non-profit
sector
South Africa
(Sasol
Energy and
Corporate
Centre)
Department
of Energy
STEM education
in the community
Bursaries allocated, as part of learners focus week,
to promote skills development and career guidance
in STEM-related subjects within the energy sector in
partnership with the National Department of Energy.
Technical
Vocational
Education
and Training
colleges
(TVET)
Support to TVET
colleges
Partnered with Boston Consulting Group, the Black
Business Council and other industry partners on a
concept to establish an e-learning platform to enable
blended learning for the TVET colleges.
Online training of teachers and subject advisors for
the roll-out of coding and robotics curriculum.
Department
of Basic
Education
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Digital transformation
and access to learning
resources
Ongoing
Development and translation of Grade 1 – 3 maths
books into 11 official languages to enable learners to
study mathematics in their home languages, in line
with policy stipulations.
