Miner champions local business, youth employment

Amid a challenging economic landscape marked by scarce job opportunities, platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) remains committed to fostering local business growth and opening employment avenues for its host communities. “The primary challenge in South Africa is the high youth unemployment rate. There is no lack of talent or willing youth in South Africa, but rather a lack of job opportunities available to them,” says Implats corporate communication group head Alice Lourens.   She adds that the Southern Africa operating environment poses further hurdles, as the region is impacted on by persistent political and socioeconomic challenges, sluggish global growth, weakening local currencies, soaring inflation and interest rates, power and water disruptions and poor service delivery.