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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. […]

today9 July 2023

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Policing should have started when 6 000 mines were abandoned: Mining Analyst

LOCAL The Bench Marks Foundation says the government’s failure to implement the law and hold relevant people accountable is the major cause of crimes in mining communities. Police Minister Bheki Cele attended a crime scene in Imbizo at West village in Krugersdorp, following a week of protests on the back of the gang rapes of eight women at an abandoned mine. It’s alleged that illegal miners were behind the attacks, […]

today7 August 2022

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Union calls for Ramaphosa’s intervention as death toll in ‘gassing’ incident at Kloof mine rises to four

The death toll in a reported “gassing” incident at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof operations has risen to four with three more mineworkers found dead on Monday‚ the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said. It said one worker was still missing. “AMCU received reports from its health and safety desk that another three workers were found at Ikamva Shaft. After a reported gassing incident‚ five workers were trapped‚ and one body […]

today12 June 2018

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Zwane enforces mining rights freeze ahead of deadline

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has enforced its freeze on new mining right or prospecting right applications a day before the closing date for comments on the proposal and a day before an urgent court interdict was to be heard, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. Asked to comment on Thursday, a DMR spokesperson could not immediately confirm or deny the enforcement and asked to view the full […]

today3 August 2017

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