Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Non Executive Director Resigns            
                                      From The Board                            
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                             
Registration number 1950/038232/06                                              
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
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JSE Limited                              HAR                                    
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.            HMY                                    
NASDAQ                                   HMY                                    
London Stock Exchange plc                HRM                                    
Euronext Paris                           HG                                     
Euronext Brussels                        HMY                                    
Berlin Stock Exchange                    HAM1                                   
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNS FROM THE BOARD                                   
Johannesburg, 2 June 2006. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NASDAQ, NYSE:   
HMY JSE: HAR) today announced that Nolitha Fakude has resigned from its Board as
non-executive director.                                                         
Nolitha joined the Harmony Board three years ago and served on the Sustainable  
Development Committee and the Empowerment Committee.                            
"It was a privilege to have Nolitha as a non-executive director of Harmony.     
Although Nolitha"s executive role is keeping her very busy at the moment, we    
will definitely continue our good work relationship with her" Bernard Swanepoel 
said.                                                                           
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                   
For more details contact:                                                       
Bernard Swanepoel                                                               
Chief Executive                                                                 
+27 (0)83 303 9922                                                              
or                                                                              
Philip Kotze                                                                    
Executive, Investor Relations                                                   
+27 (0)83 453 0544                                                              
Vusi Magadana                                                                   
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
Office: +27 (0)11 684 0149                                                      
Mobile: +27(0)72 157 5986                                                       
Vusi.magadana@harmony.co.za                                                     
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