Who we are
Thungela, which means to ‘ignite’ in isiZulu, has a rich legacy built on mining expertise dating back to 1945. As a global company, we focus on producing and exporting high-quality resources that are essential to creating shared value for all our stakeholders.
Our purpose
To responsibly create value together for a shared future.
- We are uncompromising about safety, the first consideration in everything we do. We hold ourselves to the highest governance principles by managing our impacts and mining responsibly. Being a responsible miner also means being a responsible neighbour. We mine responsibly to ensure that host communities benefit from the positive impacts we aim to create.
- We want others to share in the value we create. From shareholders and employees to host communities, we want all our stakeholders to be better off because of our business.
- We cannot do it on our own. That is why we collaborate, engage and build meaningful relationships with all our stakeholders.
- The value we create contributes to a brighter future for all of us. By achieving our goals together, we all face a future worth sharing.
Our values
Safety
We are unconditional about protecting the lives of all our people, at work and at home, in health and wellbeing.
Accountability
We take responsibility for our decisions, actions and performance; to grow in success and learn in failure.
Excellence
We are passionate about being the best at what we do; and always seek to raise the bar.
Care & respect
We show humanity to all through our commitment to making a positive impact where we can.
Agility
We keep things simple and empower our people by enabling them to make quick decisions.
Entrepreneurship
We have an owner’s mindset because we know that every small change adds to greater impact.
Our culture
Our people are the heartbeat of our organisation. Our high-performance culture values excellence, agility and accountability.
Our ambition
To create and deliver value for all our stakeholders.
Our strategy
Our five strategic pillars enable us to deliver on our purpose to responsibly create value together for a shared future.
Our logomark embodies the power of unity and is seamlessly woven into our company name. The graphic’s intersecting lines symbolise the connection between the resources below ground, and how people above ground use them to improve and uplift their lives.