{"id":298793,"date":"2026-04-16T19:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=298793"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:38:17","slug":"supervisor-earns-national-recognition-for-advancing-women-in-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/supervisor-earns-national-recognition-for-advancing-women-in-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervisor earns national recognition for advancing women in mining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Simone Botha was named one of the Minerals Council South Africa&#8217;s ten women in mining education and development heroes for 2025, those who work alongside her at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angloamericankumba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anglo American&#8217;s Kumba Iron Ore<\/a> were not surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What she has built \u2013 quietly, systematically, and with clear intention \u2013 is exactly the kind of change the industry has been talking about for years.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As process overseer at the modular plant, Botha leads a team of 66. In 2024 and 2025, she appointed two historically disadvantaged women into supervisory roles, coaching both through the transition into leadership with structured, hands-on mentorship. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women now make up 50% of her operational team.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-same-opportunities-for-others\">Creating same opportunities for others<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In this historically male-dominated industry, someone once saw my potential and gave me the opportunity to prove my worth. 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After identifying a gap in operations-related external training, Botha realigned all 66 Individual Development Plans to address it \u2013 ensuring every team member had an actionable, development-focused plan submitted to human resource development to unlock external learning opportunities. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/simulator-based-training-boosts-safety-and-productivity-in-mining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simulator-based training boosts safety and productivity in mining<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outcomes were concrete: 14 employees registered for <a href=\"https:\/\/mqa.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mining Qualification Authority <\/a>Level 2 and 3 programmes; two women approved for Operations Management training; and two bursary applications submitted from her section alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transforming-leadership\">Transforming leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She is also co-developing an iron ore-specific training programme with the University of Pretoria \u2013 a five-day course in Value Chain and Basic Metallurgy designed to upskill 30 employees in the Jig section \u2013 which will then be rolled out to other sections in the future. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the women Botha mentored has already received a Housekeeping Heroes award. 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