Dineo Matomela

ANGLO American has plans to create 15 000 jobs in the next four years by supporting 1 500 new businesses, chief executive Cynthia Carroll announced yesterday.

Speaking to about 1 000 delegates at the company’s Local Procurement and Enterprise Development Trade Fair in Johannesburg, Carrol said Anglo’s commitment was supported by its spend on black economic empowerment and business development.

She said that in the past 10 years the money spent on empowerment had increased to R21 billion from R911 million.

“More than 40 percent of our total available procurement spend is directed to historically disadvantaged South African businesses,” she said.

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