Directorate Change

20 July 2011

                           Pan African Resources PLC                           

                (`Pan African' or the 'Company' or the `Group')                

Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with 
              the registered number: 3937466 on 25 February 2000               

                       Share Code on AIM: PAF / JSE: PAN                       

                              ISIN: GB0004300496                               

                       Changes to the Board of Directors                       

Pan African, the African focused precious metals producer, announces the
appointment of Ms. Phuti Malabie as a Non-Executive director effective from 20
July 2011. Ms. Malabie's appointment follows the resignation of Mr. Rowan Smith
as a Non-Executive director of Pan African with effect from 20 July 2011.

Ms. Malabie is the Chief Executive Officer of Shanduka Group (Pty) Ltd
("Shanduka"), which she joined in 2004 as the Managing Director of Shanduka
Energy (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanduka. Prior to joining
Shanduka, Ms. Malabie was the head of the Project Finance South Africa unit at
the Development Bank of Southern Africa. 

Ms. Malabie holds a BA (Economics) from Rutgers University (State University of
New Jersey. USA) (1993) and an MBA from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK
(1996). 

Commenting on the board changes, Jan Nelson, said: "We are delighted to welcome
Phuti to the board. Her experience will not only further strengthen the board,
but she will be a valuable resource to the executive team. We would also like
to thank Rowan Smith for his contribution to the board over the past two years
and wish him well in his future ventures."

Disclosure of directorships under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules

The Company advises that there are no further details relating to the
appointment of Ms. Malabie which it is obliged to disclose under Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, save as set out below:

Full name: Phuti Malabi

Age: 40 years

Current directorships                Past directorships (within the last five
                                     years)                                  
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Energy                    * Fieldstone Africa                   
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Group                     * Agito Group                         
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Resources                 * Agito Capital                       
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Newsprint                 * Ukuthula Investment Holdings        
                                                                             
  * Mondi Shanduka Newspirnt           * UC Securities                       
                                                                             
  * Netgroup Solutions Holdings        * One Stone As'Investe                
                                                                             
  * Netgroup South Africa              * Black Management Forum              
                                                                             
  * Netgroup International             * Vodacom Group                       
                                                                             
  * Gigajoule Africa                   * Lexshell 842 Investments            
                                                                             
  * Main Street 343                    * Apollo Tyres South Africa           
                                                                             
  * FeverTree Consulting                                                     
                                                                             
  * Lilitha Strategic Investments                                            
                                                                             
  * Gigajoule Africa Pipe (Cape)                                             
                                                                             
  * Gigajoule Africa Gas (Cape)                                              
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Share Scheme 2007                                               
                                                                             
  * Shanduka Coal                                                            
                                                                             
  * Pangolin Business Women                                                  
    Enterprises                                                              
                                                                             
  * Wethu Communications                                                     
                                                                             
  * Realeka Marketing                                                        
                                                                             
  * DPJ Marketing                                                            

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For further information on Pan African Resources plc, please visit the website
at www.panafricanresources.com

Enquiries:

South Africa                           UK                                    
                                                                             
Pan African                            RBC Capital Markets                   
                                                                             
Jan Nelson, Chief Executive Officer    Martin Eales / Daniel Conti           
                                                                             
[phone]                    [phone]                  
                                                                             
Pan African                            St James's Corporate Services Limited 
                                                                             
Nicole Spruijt, Public Relations       Phil Dexter                           
                                                                             
[phone]                    [phone]                  
                                                                             
Macquarie First South Advisers (Pty)   Gable Communications                  
Ltd                                                                          
                                       Justine James                         
Melanie de Nysschen/ Annerie Britz/                                          
Yvette Labuschagne                     [phone]                   
                                                                             
[phone]                                                          

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