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CZA - Coal of Africa Limited - Memorandum of agreement signed between CoAL, Sanparks and the Department of Environment Coal of Africa Limited (Incorporated and registered in Australia) (Registration number ABN 008 905 388) JSE Share code: CZA ASX Share code: CZA AIM Share code: CZA ISIN AU000000CZA6 ("CoAL" or the "Company") Memorandum of Agreement signed between CoAL, Sanparks and the Department of Environment Coal of Africa Limited is pleased to advise that on 1 September 2011 the Company, the South African Department of Environmental Affairs ("DEA") and the South African National Parks ("SanParks") unveiled an historical Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") in respect to the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site ("Heritage Site").The MOA is pursuant to conditions set out as part of the Vele Colliery Environmental Authorisation ("EA"). The MOA seeks to ensure the conservation and integrity of the globally significant natural and cultural Heritage Site and to maintain and strengthen co-operation between CoAL, SanParks and the DEA. In the MOA, the parties commit themselves to ten joint undertakings, key amongst which are: - developing means by which local communities and other stakeholders can participate in and tangibly benefit from the management and sustainable use of the Heritage Site`s natural and cultural resources; - developing detailed biodiversity offset programs and action plans; - monitoring the implementation of these through a steering or environmental management committee; - providing adequate financial, human and other resources for their effective implementation. Speaking at the signing event in Pretoria, Coal of Africa Chief Executive Officer John Wallington said: "This agreement is a declaration of intent with the goal of creating and developing a sustainable model of co-existence which should set new and more inclusive standards to be aspired to. With the help of the DEA and SanParks, we are seeking to be pioneers in finding the right balance between conservation and economic development. We have a responsibility to protect the natural and cultural richness of the Heritage Site, whilst substantially increasing the size of the economy and thereby creating jobs that our country desperately requires". Authorised by JOHN WALLINGTON Chief Executive Officer Bryanston 1 September 2011 JSE Sponsor Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Ltd For more information contact John Wallington Chief Executive Coal of Africa +27 11 575 7423 Officer Wayne Koonin Finance Director Coal Of Africa +27 11 575 4363 Shannon Coates Company Coal of Africa +61893 226 776 Secretary Romil Patel/ Nominated Evolution +44 20 7071 4300 Chris Sim Adviser Securities Melanie de JSE Sponsor Macquarie First +27 11 583 2000 Nysschen/Annerie South Capital Britz/Yvette Labuschagne Jos Simson/Emily Financial PR Tavistock +44 207 920 3150 Fenton Charmane Financial PR Russell & +27 11 880 3924 Russell/James S.Africa Associates +27 82 372 5816 Duncan www.coalofafrica.com About CoAL: CoAL is an AIM/ASX/JSE listed coal mining and development company operating in South Africa. CoAL`s key projects include the Vele Colliery (coking coal), the Makhado Project (coking coal) and the Mooiplaats and Woestalleen Collieries (both thermal coal). The Mooiplaats Colliery commenced production in 2008 and is currently ramping up to produce 2 million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa"). CoAL`s Vele Colliery and Makhado Project are expected to start production in the first half of 2012 and the first half of 2013 respectively. These operations are targeted to collectively produce an initial 1Mtpa ramping up to a combined annual output of 10Mtpa of coking coal. In 2010, CoAL completed the ZAR467m acquisition of NuCoal Mining (Pty) Limited ("NuCoal"), a thermal coal producer with assets in South Africa in close proximity to CoAL`s Mooiplaats Colliery. NuCoal owns the Woestalleen Colliery, which has a number of off-take contracts in place and processes approximately 2.5Mtpa of saleable coal for domestic and export markets. The Woestalleen Colliery also incorporates two beneficiation plants with a total processing capacity of 350,000 run of mine feed tonnes per month. In November 2010, CoAL agreed to acquire the Chapudi coal project and several other coal exploration properties in the Soutpansberg coal basin in South Africa from the previous owners, including Rio Tinto. When completed, the acquisition of these projects will significantly extend the scale and scope of certain of CoAL`s existing projects in the region and will more than double the resource of the existing Makhado Project. Date: 01/09/2011 12:00:02 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. 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