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Exhibit 12.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Daniel Johannes Pretorius, certify that:

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of DRDGOLD Limited.

Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a

material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of

the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the

period covered by this Annual Report.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in

this Annual Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of

operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual

Report.

The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-
15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-
15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure

controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material

information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made

known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which

this Annual Report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and

presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the

disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this

Annual Report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this Annual Report any change in the Company's internal control over

financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Annual Report that

has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's

internal control over financial reporting.

The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent

evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit

committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent

functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or

operation of internal control over financial reporting which are

reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record,

process, summarize and report financial information; and

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other

employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal

control over financial reporting.

Date: October 31, 2017

/s/ Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Chief Executive Officer