Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Daniel Johannes Pretorius, certify that:
(1)
I have reviewed Amendment No. 2 to the annual report on Form 20-F of DRDGOLD LIMITED;
(2)
Based on my knowledge, this Amendment No. 2 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
report;
Date: April 12, 2023
/s/ Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Chief Executive Officer