8 yrs later it's devastating that there's no justice for Lily Mine families, says ActionSA
On 5 February 2016 Solomon Nyirenda, Yvonne Mnisi and Pretty Nkambule were trapped underground after a mine collapsed in Mpumalanga.
FILE: ActionSA Commemorates 8th Year Commemoration of Lily Mine Tragedy. Picture: ActionSA/X
JOHANNESBURG - Eight years after the death of three employees at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga ActionSA says it's devastating that there is still no justice for the families.
On 5 February 2016 Solomon Nyirenda, Yvonne Mnisi and Pretty Nkambule were trapped underground after a mine collapsed in Mpumalanga.
The three were in a container that plunged 60m during the collapse, with their remains still at the site to date.
Action SA leader Herman Mashaba said it's heartbreaking that the remains of the three employees who died at Lily Mine have not been retrieved eight years later.
The party joined by family members of the deceased held a prayer service at the mine's entrance on Monday to remember the trio.
In October last year, the Mbombela Magistrates Court ruled that illegal mining in the surrounds of Lily Mine contributed to the fateful collapse, adding that the police and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy failed to combat it.
The court ruled that those responsible should be held criminally liable.
Mashaba said the party's legal team will continue to pursue this matter until the bodies are retrieved.