WEZ - Wesizwe Platinum Limited - New chief executive officer at Wesizwe

WEZ - Wesizwe Platinum Limited - New chief executive officer at Wesizwe         
Platinum                                                                        
WESIZWE PLATINUM LIMITED                                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 2003/020161/06)                                           
JSE code: WEZ ISIN: ZAE000075859                                                
(the "Company" or "Wesizwe")                                                    
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT WESIZWE PLATINUM                                 
With reference to the announcement made on 5 May 2011, Wesizwe is pleased       
to confirm that Mr Jianke Gao has assumed the role of Chief Executive           
Officer, having secured the requisite work permit. Mr Arthur Mashiatshidi       
and Mr Qiyin Zhang have stepped down as Joint Acting Chief Executive            
Officers. Mr Zhang will retain an Executive Director role and Mr                
Mashiatshidi will remain on the Company`s Board as a Non-Executive              
Director.                                                                       
Mr Gao received a Bachelor of Mining from Central-South Institute of Mining     
and Metallurgy in China in July 1984 and has achieved the qualification of      
Professor Level Senior Engineer. Since January 2009, Mr Gao served as the       
General Manager Assistant of Jinchuan Group Limited (Jinchuan) and, before      
that, as the Mine Manager of Mining Zone 2 of Jinchuan from January 2003.       
Mr Gao began his career with Jinchuan in September 1984 and has held a          
number of positions during his impressive career with the company.              
Wesizwe wishes to thank Mr Mashiatshidi for his contribution in his             
capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and looks forward to his     
continued and valued contributions as a Non-Executive Director.                 
Johannesburg                                                                    
1 August 2011                                                                   
Sponsor:                                                                        
Investec Bank Limited                                                           
Date: 01/08/2011 14:26:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.