Thabisile Phumo
EVP, Stakeholder Relations Sibanye-stillwater
Thabisile is Executive Vice President: Stakeholder Relations at Sibanye-Stillwater. She has over 28 years’ experience in corporate affairs in the public and private sectors.
She has served in several roles in the corporate affairs environment at Anglo American Platinum, the University of South Africa, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Commission for Gender Equality. She has been involved in the academic environment as a course facilitator and academic contributor to published works.
She is the Executive Member of the World Communication Forum Association and past President of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Workshop 6 – Future-proofing communities
How can we leverage stakeholders’ respective perspectives, experiences, and expertise to chart pathways for future-proofing communities beyond mining?
- Stakeholder perspectives: Unpacking what future-proofing communities means and does not mean from varying stakeholder perspectives.
- Realistic or myth: Is it realistic and achievable to have alternative sustainable livelihoods outside mining for mining communities, particularly those whose economic driver is mainly mining?
- Critical success factors: What would it really take to future-proof communities? Including critical success factors and the sustainability of potential opportunities outside of mining.
- Leadership reflection: Reflecting and engaging on who should take the lead in the effort to future-proof communities
- Actionable steps: Sharing current activities that show potential and could make a difference if scaled
Wednesday 05 February 10:00 - 11:30 CTICC2
Interactive Workshops
How can we leverage stakeholders’ respective perspectives, experiences, and expertise to chart pathways for future-proofing communities beyond mining?
- Stakeholder perspectives: Unpacking what future-proofing communities means and does not mean from varying stakeholder perspectives.
- Realistic or myth: Is it realistic and achievable to have alternative sustainable livelihoods outside mining for mining communities, particularly those whose economic driver is mainly mining?
- Critical success factors: What would it really take to future-proof communities? Including critical success factors and the sustainability of potential opportunities outside of mining.
- Leadership reflection: Reflecting and engaging on who should take the lead in the effort to future-proof communities
- Actionable steps: Sharing current activities that show potential and could make a difference if scaled
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