Manica Drill Results

Pan African Resources PLC
20 April 2006



20th April 2006

                           Pan African Resources plc

                        ('Pan African' or 'the Company')



               DRILL RESULTS - MANICA GOLD PROJECT IN MOZAMBIQUE



Pan African Resources plc (AIM: PAF), the African based exploration company,
reports the results of a recent drilling programme completed at the Manica
project in Mozambique.



The drilling programme was undertaken to provide samples for metallurgical test
work as part of the ongoing pre-feasibly study at the Fair Bride gold prospect.
A near-surface in situ resource of 852,747oz (8.47mt @ 3.13g/t) has been
independently verified at the Fair Bride prospect with a total independently
verified resource at Manica of 1.56Moz.



The following composite intersections are highlighted, widths reported are as
intersected in borehole;

19.32m @ 5.02g/t (borehole MDD001, from 66.05m - 85.37m),

17.67m @ 6.56g/t (borehole MDD002, from 98.50 - 116.17m),

12.57m @ 1.17g/t (borehole MDD003, from 105.72 - 118.29) and

9.40m @ 2.55 g/t (Borehole MDD004, from 80.65 - 90.05m).



The individual results from the four boreholes drilled are tabulated below.
Borehole MDD2 also intersected a previously unknown reef grading 4.88g/t over a
width of 4.09m.



The metallurgical testwork is ongoing and it is expected that results will be
completed by the end of Q3 2006.



Jan Nelson, CEO of Pan African commented; 'The results from the infill drilling
have exceeded our expectations and will allow us to upgrade the surface to
near-surface resource at Fair Bride. We are finalising the results from the
recently completed dipole-dipole geophysical survey which will form the basis
for future exploration activity at Manica. I look forward to reporting the
results of that survey  in the next few weeks. The Company is gearing up for a
large exploration programme to assess Manica's potential to host a multi-million
ounce gold deposit. To date we have only explored 12% of the mineralized
strike-length, we will now turn our attention to the 88% that is unexplored.'





   Borehole number   From       To     Width (m) Grade (g/     Borehole number   From       To     Width (m) Grade (g/
                                                     t)                                                          t)
       MDD001        66.05     67.05     1.00      10.90           MDD002        93.70     94.50     0.80      <0.02
       MDD001        67.05     68.05     1.00      14.40           MDD002        94.50     95.50     1.00       0.35
       MDD001        68.05     69.05     1.00       0.47           MDD002        95.50     96.50     1.00       0.28
       MDD001        69.05     70.05     1.00       0.21           MDD002        96.50     97.50     1.00       0.23
       MDD001        70.05     71.05     1.00       0.58           MDD002        97.50     98.50     1.00       0.38
       MDD001        71.05     72.05     1.00       0.05           MDD002        98.50     99.40     0.90       1.43
       MDD001        72.05     72.62     0.57       0.02           MDD002        99.40    100.14     0.74      23.10
       MDD001        72.62     73.62     1.00       0.03           MDD002       100.14    100.81     0.67      18.60
       MDD001        73.62     74.62     1.00       0.03           MDD002       100.81    101.80     0.99      17.90
       MDD001        74.62     75.62     1.00      <0.02           MDD002       101.80    102.80     1.00      19.30
       MDD001        75.62     76.62     1.00       0.02           MDD002       102.80    103.85     1.05       6.49
       MDD001        76.62     77.62     1.00      <0.02           MDD002       103.85    104.65     0.80       2.47
       MDD001        77.62     78.40     0.78       0.02           MDD002       104.65    105.59     0.94       8.47
       MDD001        78.40     79.40     1.00       0.04           MDD002       105.59    106.33     0.74       0.39
       MDD001        79.40     80.10     0.70       2.37           MDD002       106.33    106.95     0.62       0.96
       MDD001        80.10     81.07     0.97      10.90           MDD002       106.95    107.80     0.85      25.80
       MDD001        81.07     81.77     0.70      28.35           MDD002       107.80    108.80     1.00       1.07
       MDD001        81.77     82.52     0.75      15.60           MDD003       105.72    106.70     0.98       1.22
       MDD001        82.52     83.39     0.87      <0.02           MDD003       106.70    107.70     1.00       1.21
       MDD001        83.39     84.37     0.98      14.80           MDD003       107.70    108.70     1.00       0.18
       MDD001        84.37     85.37     1.00      12.10           MDD003       108.70    109.70     1.00       2.25
       MDD001        85.37     86.20     0.83       0.46           MDD003       109.70    110.70     1.00       0.09
       MDD001        86.20     86.90     0.70       0.08           MDD003       110.70    111.70     1.00       0.04
       MDD001        86.90     87.90     1.00      <0.02           MDD003       111.70    112.70     1.00       0.06
       MDD001        87.90     88.90     1.00       0.21           MDD003       112.70    113.70     1.00      <0.02
       MDD001        88.90     89.90     1.00       1.51           MDD003       113.70    114.70     1.00       0.95
       MDD002        82.76     83.76     1.00       2.89           MDD003       114.70    115.70     1.00       2.22
       MDD002        83.76     84.76     1.00       2.92           MDD003       115.70    116.70     1.00       0.24
       MDD002        84.76     85.76     1.00       0.09           MDD003       116.70    117.50     0.80       1.29
       MDD002        85.76     86.85     1.09      12.90           MDD003       117.50    118.29     0.79       6.42
       MDD002        86.85     87.90     1.05       0.06           MDD004        80.65     81.65     1.00      15.23
       MDD002        87.90     88.75     0.85       0.05           MDD004        81.65     82.65     1.00       0.19
       MDD002        88.75     89.43     0.68       0.38           MDD004        82.65     83.66     1.01       0.48
       MDD002        89.43     90.40     0.97       0.14           MDD004        83.66     84.66     1.00      <0.02
       MDD002        90.40     91.23     0.83      <0.02           MDD004        84.66     85.66     1.00       0.05
       MDD002        91.23     92.07     0.84      <0.02           MDD004        85.66     86.62     0.96       0.12
       MDD002        92.07     92.90     0.83       0.31           MDD004        86.62     87.62     1.00       5.27
       MDD002        92.90     93.70     0.80      <0.02           MDD004        87.62     88.30     0.68       1.11
                                                                   MDD004        88.30     89.05     0.75       1.85
                                                                   MDD004        89.05     90.05     1.00       1.29







Reported width in table above refers to intersected width in borehole and not
true width.

Grade (g/t) is reflected as average grade.



The core was logged and sampled by Patrick Charles and Denis Napido, Geological
Consultants to the Company on site at the Manica project in Mozambique. Core
samples were transported to South Africa and assayed at SGS Lakefield in South
Africa, a SANAS (T0169) accredited laboratory.



The data in this announcement has been independently verified and checked for
the reporting of exploration drill results by the company's competent persons,
Garth Mitchell and Graham Gavine, of ExplorMine Consultants (Pty) Ltd. Both
geologists are SACNASP registered and members in good standing of their
professional societies and have no direct or indirect interest in Pan African
Resources plc.



                               -          ENDS -







Enquiries:



Pan African Resources               Ambrian Partners                 Parkgreen Communications

Jan Nelson, CEO                     Richard Brown                    Justine Howarth / Victoria Thomas

[phone] (office)            [phone]               [phone]

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Colin Bird

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Notes to Editor



ExploreMine Gold Consultants (Pty) Ltd is a South African based Resources &
Geological Consultancy - the principle directors and geologists of the company
are Graham Gavine and Garth Mitchell.



SACNASP - South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.



SANAS - South African National Accreditation System.






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