The Applicant applies for an exemption, from the requirement to appoint a Social and Ethics Committee, as imposed by Section 72(5)(a) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (further
herein referred to as ‘the Act’). This Application is made, on the basis that it is not reasonably necessary in the public interest to require the applicant to have a social and ethics committee, having regard to the nature and extent of the activities of the company