HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Outstanding safety achievement at   
Harmony`s Phakisa mine                                                          
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED                                             
Incorporated in 1950                                                            
Registration number 1950/038232/06                                              
Share code: HAR                                                                 
NASDAQ, NYSE: HMY                                                               
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
("HARMONY")                                                                     
OUTSTANDING SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AT HARMONY`S PHAKISA MINE                        
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) proudly announces that its        
Phakisa mine in the Free State has reduced its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate  
(LTIFR) to 0.98, an outstanding achievement for the deep level gold mining      
industry in South Africa. The mine reported 173 days of reportable injury-free  
shifts and 96 lost time injury-free days.                                       
Harmony`s Chief Executive, Graham Briggs maintains that safety continues to     
be a priority at Harmony. "This is an exceptional performance. It is a true     
reflection of team work and the efforts made by management supported by         
Organised Labour and the  Department of Minerals and Energy to improve safety   
in Harmony."                                                                    
For more details contact:                                                       
Tom Smith                                                                       
Chief Operating Officer                                                         
South Region                                                                    
on +27 (0)84 499 6051                                                           
or                                                                              
Graham Briggs                                                                   
Chief Executive Officer                                                         
on +27 (0)83 265 0274                                                           
or                                                                              
Marian van der Walt                                                             
Executive:  Corporate and Investor Relations                                    
on +27 11 411 2037  or                                                          
+27 (0)82 888 1242                                                              
Johannesburg                                                                    
12 January 2009                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
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