INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR MULTICHOICE SOUTH AFRICA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD AND PHUTHUMA NATHI INVESTMENTS (RF) LTD

OUR PERFORMANCE OUR PEOPLE continued soft-skills training courses, open to all employees. In addition, the online programmes enable employees to build meaningful development plans that meet their career goals and track progress. We continue to innovate new learning solutions in order to support our employees at all levels of the organisation as they strive to achieve their long-term career aspirations. In our South African businesses we have spent more than R105m on skills development and R18.8m on formal training, of which 84% related to developing black talent and 45% focused on female contributors, with a focus on specialist and entry-level talent. We have invested over R8.4m in bursaries in the review period. Our learnerships combine vocational learning with practical and workplace experience aligned with the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). A total of 214 learnerships were offered to unemployed people with disabilities as we continue to drive a greater inclusive environment. Diversity and inclusion Employment equity cannot be achieved without robust diversity management practices. We believe diversity gives us a competitive advantage and aids in decision- making and problem-solving to provide the best solutions for our customers. All employees are treated equally and respectfully, and every effort is made to support them in doing their work effectively. We are committed to inclusive growth and development and to create opportunities that support the continued transformation of our organisation. Our employee profile comprises 57% women and 43% men, demonstrating an improvement as compared to the prior year. We promote an inclusive, bias-free culture and continue to deliver on our commitment to transformation and inclusive growth. Our leadership teams are diverse and proudly representative, with 51% of top and senior management being black, 40% women and 88% of the MultiChoice South Africa group comprising black talent. With continuously improving efforts 40% of our top and senior management across the MultiChoice South Africa group is female. Future focus areas include growing female inclusion in management and across the organisation with specific focus on the sport side of our business, and investing in developing black ICT skills. All employees 2018 11% 7% 9% 72% 1% ■ African ■ Indian ■ Coloured ■ White ■ Foreign nationals All employees 2019 10% 7% 8% 73% 2% ■ African ■ Indian ■ Coloured ■ White ■ Foreign nationals 44  MultiChoice South Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited integrated annual report 2019

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