Claim: It has been asserted that our coal truck operators are ‘reportedly not locals’. In fact, all truck operators are local. Tendele is proud to have assisted local entrepreneurs to establish businesses. The mine contracts with some 70 local businesses, mostly operating under the Mpukunyoni Business Association. The association’s members transport our anthracite to the harbour for export purposes. All their employees are from the hosting community, and so too are the operators on site who operate our equipment. Beyond that, 100% of our employees are South African and 87% are from the hosting community. There are local customers who purchase and collect product from the mine and supply their own trucks and drivers. We have no control as to who they employ.