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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-03-034124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031023
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DURBAN ROODEPOORT DEEP LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023512
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28800
		FILM NUMBER:		03953795

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 PRESS AVE
		STREET 2:		SELBY
		CITY:			JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			00000
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=4><B>FORM 6-K<BR>  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>  <BR>    Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>  <BR>    Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13a-16 or 15d-16<BR>  of the
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>For
the month of October&nbsp;2003 (Third Filing) </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Commission
File Number: </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>0-28800</U></B></FONT></P>

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NAME="ba8602_durban_roodepoort_deep,_limite__dur03058"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>Durban Roodepoort Deep, Limited</U></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>  (Translation of registrant's name into English)    <BR></FONT></P>

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NAME="ba8602_45_empire_road,_parktown,_joha__45_03338"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ba8602_3"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>45 Empire Road, Parktown, Johannesburg South Africa, 2193</U></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>  (Address of principal executive offices)    <BR></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Form&nbsp;20-F </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>X</B></FONT><FONT
SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F.........    <BR></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form&nbsp;6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7): </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form&nbsp;6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long
as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been
the subject of a Form&nbsp;6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </FONT></P>

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by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Yes.....&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>X</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with<BR>
Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b): 82- <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attached to the Registrant's Form&nbsp;6-K Filing for the month of October&nbsp;2003, and incorporated by reference herein, is: </FONT></P>

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Press Release, dated October&nbsp;22, 2003, entitled "Appointment of Director."</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANDREA TOWNSEND</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Andrea Townsend<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Company Secretary</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dated:
October&nbsp;23, 2003 </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></P>

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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ba8602_1">FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ba8602_2">Durban Roodepoort Deep, Limited (Translation of registrant's name into English)</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ba8602_3">45 Empire Road, Parktown, Johannesburg South Africa, 2193 (Address of principal executive offices)</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ba8602_4">Form 20-F X Form 40-F.........</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ba8602_5">Yes..... No X</A></FONT><BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Durban
Roodepoort Deep, Limited<BR>
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)<BR>
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)<BR>
(Share code: DUR)<BR>
(ISIN: ZAE 000015079)<BR>
(ARBN number: 086 277 616)<BR>
(NASDAQ Trading Symbol: DROOY)<BR>
("DRD") </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In compliance with Rule&nbsp;3.67 of the Listings Requirements of JSE Securities Exchange of South Africa, DRD announces that, with effect from Tuesday, 21
October&nbsp;2003, Professor Douglas Blackmur was appointed to the board of directors of DRD. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Johannesburg<BR>
22 October&nbsp;2003 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sponsor<BR>
Standard Corporate&nbsp;&amp; Merchant Bank<BR>
(A division of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited)<BR>
(Registration number 1962/000738/06)<BR></FONT></P>

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