HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Operations Suspended For Today          
Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd                                                 
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number: 1950/038232/06                                             
JSE share code: HAR                                                             
NYSE: HMY                                                                       
NASDAQ: HMY                                                                     
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
("Harmony")                                                                     
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED FOR TODAY                                                  
Johannesburg. Friday 25 January 2008. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited       
(Harmony) today announced that it had been advised by the country`s national    
power utility, Eskom, that it could not guarantee today`s power supply. No      
indication was given as to how long the present situation might last.           
Harmony has subsequently suspended operations for today on all its underground  
mines. The morning and afternoon production shifts have been cancelled while the
night shift is on standby awaiting further news from Eskom regarding power      
supply.                                                                         
Harmony will continue to provide further information as it becomes available to 
us.                                                                             
ends.                                                                           
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                   
25 January 2008                                                                 
For more details contact:                                                       
Graham Briggs                                                                   
Chief Executive Officer                                                         
on +27(0)11 411 2012                                                            
+27 (0)83 265 0274                                                              
or                                                                              
Amelia Soares                                                                   
General Manager, Investor Relations                                             
on +27 11 411 2314 or                                                           
+27 (0)82 654 9241                                                              
Corporate Office:                                                               
Randfontein Gold Mine                                                           
P O Box 1                                                                       
Randfontein                                                                     
South Africa 1796                                                               
T +27 (11) 411 2000                                                             
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
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