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Call for mining companies to be held accountable for tragedies at abandoned mines

Lead researcher at Bench Marks Foundation, David van Wyk, says mining companies need to be held liable for tragedies at abandoned and unsecured mines. This follows the deadly gas leak incident in which 17 people died in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg on Wednesday. Eleven others were hospitalised in an incident linked to illegal mining. Government acknowledges the dangers highlighted by the illegal mining crisis in South Africa. […]

9 July 2023

Local

More than 20k expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration

LOCAL The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says over 20 000 people are expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration at the infamous Marikana koppie in the North West. That is where police shot and killed 34 mineworkers on August 16 2012. This year’s Marikana commemoration will be held under the them ’10 years of betrayal.’ Amcu says there is still no justice for the people who got wounded, arrested […]

16 August 2022

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MPs hear tales of abuse of farm dwellers by farmers, mines

A delegation of parliamentarians heard allegations that some farmers in Mpumalanga banned farm dwellers from keeping livestock, poisoned water and grazing lands, shot people and stole animals belonging to the farm dwellers. There were also of hundreds of families in the province who could be evicted from their land by mining companies and farmers. The delegation, which visited the province at the weekend, wants these allegations of abuse, forced evictions […]

31 May 2022

mines

Call for mining companies to be held accountable for tragedies at abandoned mines

More than 20k expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration

MPs hear tales of abuse of farm dwellers by farmers, mines

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