AUDIM SMART AFRICA INVESTMENTS LTD
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Andrew Van Der Merwe
ANDREW NOWELLIN VANDER MERWE is the founder and owner of the Audim Group of Companies. As Chairman and CEO, Andrew has over twenty-five years of experience in mining and trading precious, semi-precious, and non-precious minerals and metals. A teacher by profession for eighteen (18) years, he taught most of his career at Secondary Schools in subjects like Accountancy, Mathematics, and Economics. He was a Principle at many schools during his career. Andrew graduated from the Peninsula University of Technology and obtained a teacher's Degree in Commerce. He was appointed a Political Commissioner for the African National Congress (ANC) from 1976 to 1998 and retired as a Veteran from the Military wing, Umkontho we Sizwe, with honor in 1998. In 2000 he was appointed by a retired group of veterans of the Namibia government to do prospection in DRC. He brings a unique blend of talent and experience of 22 years of business acumen, expertise in mining, buying/selling of minerals and metals, and project financing. Over the years, he has gained experience throughout Africa and the rest of the world, from primary extraction processes to tertiary refinery and end product hands-on technical knowledge. He also works extensively with multi-lateral finance partners and agencies. Currently, he is busy full-time coordinating/managing the operations of the AUDIM INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF COMPANIES.
Audim Background
AUDIM MINERALS & METALS was first established in Democratic The Republic of Congo operated in Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, and Doko and later opened its Head Office in Robertson, South Africa.
Our Company, over the years, has grown and gradually expanded, now established and registered in Accra (Ghana) as its Regional Hub for West Africa, including countries like Guinea Conakry, Burkino Faso, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
The Company has positioned itself as a leader in buying, selling, mining, and trading, especially gold and diamonds.
OUR VISION AND PURPOSE
AUDIM INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF COMPANIES, with its sister companies, not only seeks to embark on feasible mining Operations and strategic partnerships. We are committed to having a positive impact throughout the African Continent with several community projects. Our business culture is the crucial factor and fundamental element that makes us successful.
We will like to form a partnership with mines to buy all their stock because of the high demand of our clients. We are also willing to invest in some of the mines that need the financial support of need expertise and equipment from us and who agreed to sell to us.
OUR BELIEF SYSTEM
Our belief system is based on that empowerment. At the same time, as a business, it is essential to take note of the community growth around us, investment in capacity-building skills for small and medium enterprises, and grassroots education.
AUDIM’S STRATEGY FOCUSES on quality growth in our existing portfolio of commodities, operational efficiencies, acquisitions and partnerships, and exploration. The Audim Board focuses on providing strategic direction and leadership, monitoring business and strategic plan implementation, and approving the capital funding for these plans.
OUR CORE VALUES
DISCERNMENT AND INTEGRITY have attracted many strategic local and international relationships. These relationships have developed into solid partnerships in new ventures, adding services to our extensive operations while developing new skills and services in the African Arena.
These strategic relationships have allowed us to develop a “Best of Breed” solution for our investor companies’ customers and have introduced a vast knowledge base of experience from other continents where technologies and methodologies have far outstripped our own.
SUMMARY OF OUR STORY HISTORY
Established in 2014, Audim Minerals and Metal is a proudly African mining and trading house with meaningful and complementary interests in various core business entities, focused primarily on gold, diamonds, coltan, and related trading platforms.
Audim Minerals & Metals was registered in DRC specifically to deal with mining projects in the African space to foster the SMME objectives, inter-alia-:
Create job opportunities for people in which it operates and contributes to development by creating wealth and improving the community’s well-being.
Impose the initiative of plowing back resources to the community. Foster a vibrant economic atmosphere by being one of the leading organizations in the mining industry.
Offer Opportunities to Previously Disadvantaged Individuals–to make a meaningful contribution and be empowered in the Economic Development process.
SUSTAINABILITY
Audim’s approach to sustainable development arises from our business strategy, and the “We do it better” management style that guides our day-to-day actions. Our business strategy relies heavily on ensuring operational efficiencies with the goal of all operations performing below the 50th percentile of the global cost curve.
Audim’s sustainable development model was developed from the Audim strategy to help us integrate sustainability into our business. It is a graphic representation reflecting the interrelatedness of economic, environmental, and social considerations in generating economic value for shareholders and overall social benefit for all stakeholders.
Our business operates within an enabling framework of good corporate governance and risk management that our combined assurance model supports. This framework helps to improve the integrity of the administration, monitoring, and reporting of our sustainable development data. It also promotes continual improvement in our sustainability reporting and the deeper integration of sustainability into our risk management system, Sustainable development model, and operational processes by identifying areas for improvement.
AUDIM PROJECT PORTFOLIO COMMITTED TO THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
We are involved in several projects and strategic business partnerships. Below is a small portfolio of our project highlights. We have established our business model based on the supply chain of precious, semi-precious, and non-precious minerals and metals. Audim has gained experience in the extraction process right up to the refinery—moreover, they have a solid track record of trading and marketing precious minerals and metals–worldwide.
Audim Minerals and Metals SARL signed a partnership Agreement with 13 mining Cooperatives in DOKO and DURBA under the Leadership of Mr. Alain Mazemba Mbonzo, President of the Mining Cooperative called FECOMISO.
We already have operations in the ITURI region of the DOKO, WATCHA area in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gold Bars
GOLD BANK (DRC)
Diamonds
Bullion
SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES
TANTALITE
Tantalite is a mineral that is valued for its tantalum content, which is a highly valuable metal that is used in a variety of applications. Tantalite is composed of tantalum, iron, and manganese, and is found in a variety of locations around the world.
CASSITERITE
Cassiterite is a valuable mineral, but its production and use should be approached with care and consideration for the environment and the communities impacted by its extraction.
Audim Past Performance
Over the year, we have collected the history of the transaction and visited mines, miners, and sellers of gold and other precious stones. We have this history in pictures and some in videos we have archived. For some of these pictures, we have used a few of what we have to build a full gallery and keep updating regularly.
Our Team
ASHLIN WINFRED BOCK is the current Chief Executive Officer of AUDIM, SOUTH AFRICA.
Ashlin has, over the years, in her capacity as the operational manager and, subsequently, the CEO of Audim South Africa developed admirable skills and gathered a wealth of knowledge in running the Company efficiently. In her quest for more knowledge and a more significant impact, she is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration.
She has eight years of operational experience and performs various senior roles across Audim Enterprises. Her core responsibility is to provide oversight and administrative support for Audim International Group of Companies.
LORENZO WAYNE BOCK is the Group Executive Commercial Director of AUDI
He has ten years of experience in the compliance field and currently takes the lead with all the business-related aspects.
Lorenzo has implemented systems in administrating the complete supply chain of the Audim Group of Companies, including Audim Gold and Diamonds(SA).
BRONWEN PETER VAN DER MERWE is the current Chief Operative Officer of Audim, South Africa.
His wealth of knowledge and skills in the Industrial and Civil Engineering and Logistics has been vitally important to Audim and contributed to the growth of the Company from an advisory perspective over time. He has been vital in managing and implementing several projects in The Republic of South Africa. He is a civil engineering graduate with ten years of experience and was recently appointed as the CCO of AUDIM, South Africa.
OLUBUKOLA GRACE BOLA MARQUIS ACIS is a legal Practitioner, Chartered Secretary, and Administrator; she was called to Bar in December of 2000. She has been in active legal practice. She is a Partner and legal Consultant at Audim Smart Africa Investment Limited.
Her career has seen her working in Law Firms from 1999, in Corporate Legal departments and Company Secretariat in various multinational banks, aviation companies, and Insurance Industries until she joined the active practice in December 2009.
Her experience spans Company Secretariat, Commercial Law & Practice, Mining laws and regulations, Corporate Law, Company Administration, Human Resources, Property Law, Board Evaluation, Corporate Governance, Loan Review, documentation, negotiations & conflict resolution, Business Advisory, and development.
Grace has been fully engaged in solicitor practice, consultancy, and other aspects of Legal Management. Her legal consultant profession has exposed her to successful transactions. So also has been involved in Gold and precious stones negotiations and trade and has been privileged to oversee transactions in the African region and UAE, particularly Accra, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Dubai.
JACK MALABA MUKONGOLO is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Operational Director of Audim. He mainly oversees the operations in Congo DRC. He is an Engineer by profession with 20 years of experience in his field and working in Audim.
Jack has built a good network for Audim in the Congo DRC region and successfully overseen the Company’s operations. His credibility as a pastor at the Evangelical Mission Church has also established a strong, formidable, and trusted network for our Company in that region.
Audim Events
AUDIM CORE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES, is to support and uplift the under privilege persons and communities.
We established a company called AUDIM SPECIAL EVENTS, whose primary responsibility is to focus on this socioeconomic program. We have already successfully implemented the following projects:
- Audim Rugby 7’s tournaments, yearly, with excellent prices. The previous winner won a trip to Hong Kong to attend the yearly Hong Kong HSBC 7’s. VIP reception by the Ambassador of the South African Embassy in Hong Kong. Audim provied 23 young players with return tickets, fully uniform, 4 star accommodation in Hong Kong for five days. All expenses were paid by the sponsor AUDIM GOLD & DIAMONDS.
- Audim also presented a talent event for young people during this tournament where a Mr & Ms. Audim Senior and Junior were chosen. The first price for the winners is always two student bursaries for one year, and they will represent Audim as Ambassadors at functions.
- Audim also sponsored underprivileged schools and sports clubs with rugby outfits and special training by Audim Dream Team rugby players.
- We also sponsored two tours to Namibia for two underprivileged clubs.
- Audim also engaged itself to sponsor two students per year with bursaries.
- We also support underprivileged families who can’t afford to bury a loved one.
- During the outbreak of this Covid pandemic, Audim and his Dream Team fed communities daily with food for nine months. During these sessions, the Audim team will hang out free masks and sanitizers to the Robertson community and do the free covid test.
And have many more activities under this Socioeconomic responsibilities in view, all to contribute regularly and actively give back to society as much as possible.
Your Business Grow Successful in gold and diamonds
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To maintain quality in gold and diamond jewelry, it is crucial to start with the highest quality materials.
Diamonds are undoubtedly one of the most well-known and highly prized gemstones in the world.
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Latest News And Articles
Discounts are often used in the valuation of precious metals, including gold and silver. Two widely recognized sources of pricing information for precious metals, stones are Rappaport and the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).
Testimonials
Working with Audim Gold & Diamonds Miners has been an absolute pleasure. Gold is an incredibly dedicated and hardworking individual who always goes above and beyond to ensure the work is done to the highest possible standard. Gold's positive attitude and willingness to help wherever needed make them a valuable asset to any team. One of the things that I appreciate most about working with Gold is their attention to detail. Gold is meticulous in its work and never cuts corners, which ensures that the final product is of the highest quality. Gold is also an excellent communicator and always keeps the team informed of their progress, which helps keep everyone on the same page. It's clear that Gold truly loves what they do, and this passion shines through in everything they do. But what truly sets Gold apart is their passion for the work they do. Gold brings an infectious enthusiasm to the job and inspires others to do their best. In short, working with Gold has been an absolute pleasure, and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a dedicated, hardworking, and passionate team member.
Rose Myers
Working with Audim has been an incredible experience for me. From the moment I joined the team, I knew that this was a company that was dedicated to innovation, excellence, and collaboration. I have had the pleasure of working with some of the brightest minds in the industry, and I am constantly amazed by the level of talent and expertise that exists within this organization. Another aspect of working with Audim that I truly appreciate is the emphasis on creativity and experimentation. The company is always looking for new and innovative ways to solve problems and create value for customers. This culture of experimentation has allowed me to push the boundaries of what I thought was possible and to grow both personally and professionally. Finally, I must mention the company's commitment to excellence. From the quality of the work we produce to the way we interact with customers and partners, Audim always strives to deliver the best possible outcomes. This level of dedication to excellence is truly inspiring, and it motivates me to do my best work every day.
Michael Vincent
When you choose to purchase from Audim a reputable company, in the Gold and Diamonds field you can feel confident that you are making a wise investment in a high-quality product or service. always give you a track record of delivering exceptional customer service, reliable products, and fair pricing. Additionally, Audim often offer warranties or guarantees on their products and services, providing peace of mind and assurance that you are making a sound investment. They are transparent in their business practices, such as providing clear information about their pricing and terms of service. Overall, choosing to purchase from Audim can save you time, money, and stress in the long run. You can feel confident that your investment is worthwhile and that you are receiving the best value for your money.
