Ms Bontle Aphane holds the role of Managing Director for Beehive Supply and Services (Pty) Ltd. She is an innovative; result orientated Electrical Engineer, who successfully combines a wide range of technical proficiency together with extensive project management experience to deliver high quality solutions. Having worked for an organization such as Exxaro Resources (Pty) Ltd, Bontle has gained extensive experience in mineral processing, coal mining and hard rock mining in various fields of engineering which includes but not limited to: project scope development, engineering design and specification, root cause failure analysis, equipment maintenance strategy development including task procedures and risk assessments, energy management strategy development, project management, contractor management, risk management, quality management, cost management and compliance, governance and assurance management.
Bontle is a professionally registered Electrical Engineer (Pr.Eng.) by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and holds a Government Certificate of Competency for Mines and Works. She has executed wide range of projects, from single discipline projects to large multi-disciplinary projects. Bontle was the lead project engineer for the Mine Closure Project with an overall budget of R2.6 billion.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BEng (Hons)
Electrical Engineering, University of Pretoria (Energy Efficiency and Optimization).

BEng
Electrical Engineering, University of Pretoria (Heavy Current).

Diploma
Conveyor Belt Systems, Conveyor Manufacturing Association of South Africa (Design Course).

Key Competencies
Pr.Eng. (Electrical Engineering), GCC (Mines and Works), Advanced Hydraulic System, Flame Proofing (NQF 4), Gas Testing (NQF 4), Concrete, ISO 50001, Microsoft Projects, Data Analysis, Dig Silent Power Factory, MATLAB, MPLAB and Enterprise Wide Project Management.