The Steve Kearney Education Trust has been established in honour of the first chairman of Royal Bafokeng Resources, Steve Kearney, who died tragically in April 2004. He had been appointed to this position to establish a mining company by Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi of the RBN. Steve Kearney’s association with the RBN went back many years during his years at Impala Platinum.
The Trust offers bursaries (PDF - 268KB) to students who are in their first or second year of study at either the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) or the University of Pretoria (Tukkies) in the areas of mining engineering, metallurgy, chemical engineering, geology or rock engineering.
Current employees of RBH operations who are interested in a career in mining engineering, metallurgy, chemical engineering, geology or rock engineering can also apply
Complete the application form and together with a curriculum vitae and detailed academic record, post to the address given below. Once your application has been received and considered, you will be requested to submit an essay on a topic to be set by the Trustees.
Application form (PDF - 310KB)
Bursaries offered by the Steve Kearney Education Trust cover the following:
Once awarded, the continuation of the bursary is a function of the successful and satisfactory completion of the previous year’s study. Bursars will be expected to undertake vacation work at the company at the end of each year, and in addition, will be required to spend one year in the service of the RBH (or at an entity nominated by the RBH) for every year for which they have received a bursary.
The trustees review all applications received and compile a shortlist of candidates to be interviewed. Once all candidates on the shortlist have been interviewed, the trustees will make a final selection.
To make a donation to this fund, please use the banking details below:
| Bank: | Nedbank, Business Centre Branch |
| Account Name: | RC INV A/C STEVE KEARNEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Branch code: | 128405 |
| Account Number: | 1284–12335–9 |
| SWIFT code: | NEDSZAJ5 |
A book, Platinum Man, was written in honour of Steve Kearney in 2006 and was formally launched at the Colorado School of Mines in Denver, Colorado, in the United States in September 2006. The book (ISBN 0620371609) is available at Exclusive Books.
For further information about the book, contact Amelia Soares on: Mobile +27 82 654 9241.
For further information regarding the Steve Kearney Education Trust Fund and the bursary, contact Gontse Rakgokong on (011) 219 6000 or write to her at:
The Steve Kearney Education Trust
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 55669
Northlands
Johannesburg
2116
South Africa
Deon Meiring (Chairperson)
Robinn Kearney
Rene Hochreiter
Gontse Rakgokong
Moeketsi Maforah