Page 40 of the 2016 Integrated Annual Report first sentence on bottom right hand side of page below graph "Women constitute 32,1 percent of the workforce across South African operations."

Page 34 of the 2016 Integrated Annual Report Employee Base table (Column Total; Row South Africa): 5348

Therefore 5348 * 32.1% = 1717 female employees (rounded up) for the South African operation.

Although these figures are calculated, they can be reported as the answer above.