Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining

Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining is an independently operated, black-empowered manganese ore producer in the Kalahari Manganese Field in the Northern Cape, and is the largest single manganese mine and exporter in South Africa, ranking among the five largest manganese exporters in the world. It is owned by Exxaro Manganese Mining, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Exxaro Resources, and by Jupiter Mines Limited, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, giving the operation a mix of black economic empowerment, financial and strategic shareholders.

Tshipi runs a Community Bursary Scheme for students from the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipal area, where the mine operates, and for dependents of its own employees, funding mining-related qualifications such as metallurgy, heavy-current electrical engineering, industrial engineering and mechanical engineering at South African universities and universities of technology. The company funds these bursaries because it has stated a commitment to building a workforce that reflects the demographics of the communities around the mine, and because engineering and mining skills of this kind are in short national supply. Publicly available information does not describe the specific terms of any post-graduation work-back obligation for Tshipi's bursary recipients, so applicants should confirm this directly with the company, though the bursary does cover tuition, accommodation, a laptop and prescribed books.