Directorate Change

Regulatory Announcement                                                        
                                                                               
Company                           Pan African Resources plc                    
                                                                               
TIDM                              PAF                                          
                                                                               
Headline                          Directorate Change                           
                                                                               
Released                          5 February 2009                              

                           Pan African Resources plc                           

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

                            Share code on AIM: PAF                             

                            Share code on JSE: PAN                             

                              ISIN: GB0004300496                               

                       (`Pan African' or the `Company')                        

                              Directorate Change                               

The Company today received notification in a letter dated 20 January 2009 that
Mr Simon Malone had resigned as a Director of Pan African.

                                     ENDS                                      

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

Enquiries:

Pan African         RBC Capital Markets Macquarie First     St James's         
Resources                               South Advisers      Corporate Services 
                    Andrew Smith        (Pty) Limited       Limited            
Jan Nelson                                                                     
                    [phone]     Thato Morojele      Phil Dexter        
CEO                 7882                                                       
                                        [phone] [phone]    
[phone] Martin Eales                            3916               
                                        Annerie Britz                          
Keith Spencer       [phone]                         FDBeachhead Media &
Chairman            7881                [phone] Investor Relations 
                                                                               
[phone]                                         Jennifer Cohen     
                                                                               
Nicole Spruijt                                              [phone]
                                                                               
Public Relations                                            Louise Brugman     
                                                                               
[phone]                                         [phone]