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Exhibit 16.1
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
October 28, 2022
Dear Sir or Madam:
Change in registrant’s certifying
accountant
We are currently principal accountants for DRDGOLD
Limited and, under the date of October 28,
2022, we reported on:
●
the consolidated financial statements of DRDGOLD Limited
as of and for the years ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021; and
●
the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of June 30, 2022.
On October 20, 2022, we were notified that DRDGOLD
Limited appointed BDO South Africa Inc. as
its principal accountant for the year ending June 30, 2023 and that
the auditor-client relationship with
KPMG Inc. will cease upon completion of the audit of DRDGOLD
Limited’s consolidated financial
statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022,
and the effectiveness of internal control
over
financial reporting as of June 30, 2022 and the issuance
of our report thereon.
We have read DRDGOLD Limited’s statements
included under item 16F of its Annual Report on
Form
20-F dated October 28, 2022, and we agree with such
statements, except that we are not in a position
to agree or disagree with DRDGOLD Limited’s
stated reason for changing principal accountants.
We
are also not in a position to agree or disagree with DRDGOLD
Limited’s statement that the change
was approved by the board of directors.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ KPMG Inc.