Lending a helping
hand in difficult times

As an essential service provider and an employer to thousands of South Africans, Astron Energy is committed to offering our assistance not only within our organisation, but wherever it is possible for us to make a difference.

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Now more than ever, supporting the communities where we live and work adds meaning and purpose to our role in society.

Astron Energy CEO, Jonathan Molapo

Providing Aid To Essential Relief Organisations With Over R3.5 Million Distributed To Date

As an essential service provider and an employer to thousands of South Africans, Astron Energy is committed to offering our assistance not only within our organisation, but wherever it is possible for us to make a difference.

As an essential service provider and an employer to thousands of South Africans, Astron Energy is committed to offering our assistance not only within our organisation, but wherever it is possible for us to make a difference.

Supporting COVID-19 Prevention

In our communities…

We teamed up with the Cape Town Science Centre to distribute R50 000 worth of hand sanitisers, soaps, masks and immune boosters in the communities of Langa and Mitchell’s Plain.

R50 000 donated toward the distribution of masks and educational pamphlets in the community of Du Noon, in partnership with The Amy Foundation.

R630 000 donated toward installing 67 handwashing stations and 1000 handwashing units in partnership with the National Business Initiative.

In Our Organisation…

Taking every precaution to protect our staff, contractors & customers, Astron Energy activated its business continuity plans across all areas of its business, from head office to refinery and approximately 850 retail sites.

Remote working wherever possible

Heightened hygiene  protocols and ongoing staff education at all our operational facilities and service stations

Symptom screening and detailed procedures for managing potential positive cases and close contacts

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Astron Energy has also supplied 36,000 fabric face masks to all service station staff around the country along with regular updates, guidelines and training material to help retailers keep their frontline employees and customers safe.

Find out more about how we are preparing our forecourts to operate safely in the new normal.

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Supporting Communities In Need

By teaming up with several local NGOs and other CSI partners, Astron Energy is helping to bring much-needed relief to those communities that need it most.

In partnership with RCL Food (Do More Foundation), Astron Energy distributed food parcels to the value of R20 000 to township around KZN.

R30 000 provided for clean water and other essentials in the communities around our Port Elizabeth terminal, in partnership with Sisonke Community Forum.

R225 000 worth of meals distributed in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger.

In collaboration with FoodForward SA, we have made R200 000 available to help feed the communities around our operations around the country.

Food parcel vouchers to the value of R250 000 distributed in Gauteng, Western Cape and North West Province. 

Doing Our Part to Cool the Du Noon Hotspot
Du Noon is a community of 30 000 which many of the workers at our Cape Town refinery call home – and it has been particularly hard-hit by the spread of COVID-19.
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Helping Maths and Science Students Adjust To a World Of Contactless Learning
A longtime Astron Energy CSI partner CASME (The Centre for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education), which changes the lives of learners through innovative mathematics and science education programmes, received support from Astron Energy, the Department of Education and as well as local NGOs and others, to connect learners and teachers during this difficult period and distribute learning packets via social and web-based platforms, including WhatsApp.
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We have a substantial history of involvement with Du Noon and we are in this for the long haul.

Astron Energy Social Investment Advisor
Winny Dubazane

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Though Astron Energy has been assisting with COVID-19 relief efforts across the country, we have partnered with NGOs and community leaders to make this vulnerable community a top priority.

5000 meals supplied in partnership with  Rise Against Hunger

Masks and educational pamphlets distributed in partnership with the Amy Foundation

R50 000 worth of hand sanitisers distributed in partnership with Cape Town Science Centre

Local clinic supported (in partnership with AECI) with food parcels, sanitisers and handwashing stations

A major donation toward essential medical equipment for the Tygerberg Hospital which is treating Du Noon patients

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