Total Voting Rights

30 April 2012

                           Pan African Resources PLC                           

                       (`Pan African' or the `Company')                        

Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with 

                 registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000                 

                               AIM: PAF/JSE: PAN                               

                              ISIN: GB0004300496                               

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

In compliance with the UK FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules (5.6.1R) Pan
African notifies the market that the Company's issued ordinary share capital
consists of 1,448,262,361 ordinary shares of 1p each with one voting right per
share. There are no shares held in Treasury.

This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations
by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in,
or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

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

Enquiries:

South Africa                         UK                                        
                                                                               
Pan African Resources                Canaccord Genuity Limited - Nomad and     
                                     Joint Broker                              
Jan Nelson, Chief Executive Officer                                            
                                     John Prior / Sebastian Jones / Joe Weaving
[phone]                                                            
                                     [phone]                       
                                                                               
One Capital                          finnCap Ltd - Joint Broker                
                                                                               
Sholto Simpson / Megan Young /       Elizabeth Johnson / Joanna Weaving        
Nicholas Tyler                                                                 
                                     [phone]                      
[phone]                                                            
                                                                               
Vestor Investor Relations            St James's Corporate Services Limited     
                                                                               
Louise Brugman                       Phil Dexter                               
                                                                               
[phone]/ +27 (0) 83      [phone]                      
5041186                                                                        
                                                                               
                                     Gable Communications                      
                                                                               
                                     Justine James                             
                                                                               
                                     [phone] / [phone]