Our Team
Leadership Team

Themba Langa
Executive Chairman
BSc (Mining) Engineering, (Wits)
Co-founder and Executive Director of Umcebo Mining (Pty) Limited
Co-founder and Director of Hlagisa Mining
26 years of experience in the coal mining industry

Mali Langa
Director
Bachelor of Business Administration (Regenesys)
Certificate in Applied Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Wits)
Woman in Leadership Programme(Wits)
Serves as Director in multiple entities, providing strategic and operational guidance

Themba Langa Jnr
Director
Introduction to Mining Engineering Course
13 years of experience in the coal mining industry.

Leon Fanoe
Chief Executive Officer
Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal Mines) | 1999 -Certificate No: 5438, Department of Minerals and Energy, RSA
Electrical Engineer’s Certificate of Competency (Mines and Works) | 1989 -Certificate No: 3289, Department of Minerals and Energy, RSA
NHD -Electrical Engineering (HC) | 1987 -Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Advanced Project Management | 2017 -University of Cape Town
35 years of experience in the coal mining industry.

Sam Martin
Chief Financial Officer
CA (SA)
Extensive experience in Finance and Business Development within the mining industry

Vusi Maseko
Head of Metals
BSc(Eng) Mining, University of the Witwatersrand.
Served on various Executive and governance boards in the mining industry.
32 years of industry experience in Coal and Iron ore Mining.

Busi Xulu
Group Head: Human Capital
B.Com in Industrial and OrganisationalPsychology (UNISA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GIBS)
MPhil in Change Leadership (GIBS)
20 years’ experience in Human Resources Management.
