Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Daniel Johannes Pretorius, certify that:
(1)
I have reviewed Amendment Number 1 to the annual
report on Form 20-F of DRDGOLD LIMITED.;
(2)
Based on my knowledge,
this 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 report;
Date: November 8, 2022
/s/ Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Daniel Johannes Pretorius
Chief Executive Officer