Lily mine collapse
Lily Mine workers' families determined to recover loved ones’ trapped remains
It’s been more than five years since the workers disappeared underground and exactly two years since their loved ones began camping at the Lily Mine.
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Lily Mine families ask Mantashe for viable plan to retrieve workers' bodies
Search and rescue operations have been halted over safety concerns, but the families of the miners believe government has the capacity to retrieve their remains.
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Families of trapped Lily Mine miners plead with Mantashe to help retrieve bodies
Earlier this week, Deputy Chief Inspector of mines Mthokosi Zondi assured affected families that Vantage Goldfields intended to open the mine in July brining new hopes to surrounding communities and family members.
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Action SA mulls legal action against Lily Mine BRPs
In 2019 the High Court ordered that the process be finalised. However, this was yet to happen. Mashaba said the party is now in talks with one of the bidders for the mine to take legal steps to hold the BRPs in contempt of court.
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5 years on and still no help for trapped Lily Mine workers
On the 5th of February in 2016, 90 miners who were trapped underground at the mine were rescued but Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyirenda were not so lucky.
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Lily Mine families oppose Vantage Goldfields’ move to reopen mine
Former workers and family members claimed the CEO of Vantage Goldfields, Mike McChesney, wanted the mine to operate from next year and promised to compensate former employees.
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Govt let us down because we’re poor, say Lily Mine families
Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyarende and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped when a container disappeared below the surface.
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Police probe death of two illegal miners at Lily Mine
It's understood the pair was found in a shaft at the non-operating mine on Thursday.
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Lily Mine families have renewed hope of finding trapped mineworkers
The families told Eyewitness News about the two access tunnels that were allegedly not mentioned by mine management.
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Families suspend search for trapped Lily Mine workers
Efforts to rescue them at the time failed and the mine suspended recovery efforts, saying it didn't have enough money.
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Families vow to retrieve bodies from Lily mine despite arrest threats
The operation began on Monday, with family members and co-workers going underground to assess the situation.
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Lily Mine promises to recover remains of workers
Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyarende were trapped underground in a metal structure during a massive ground collapse exactly three years ago.
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Cosatu: Govt & private sector cannot retrench workers
The union federation’s leadership on Tuesday reported back on its latest central executive committee meeting.
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Mineral Resources Dept to support efforts to find trapped Lily Mine workers
Today marks exactly three years since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi fell into a sinkhole at the Mpumalanga mine.
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Amcu: 'Govt has failed families of Lily Mine victims'
Amcu says the government has failed to show that they prioritise the lives of the workers by leaving the bodies of the deceased miners underground for so many years.
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NUM: Govt has failed to hold firm to account for Lily Mine tragedy
Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a lamp room in a container underground when a pillar collapsed and buried them with soil and rocks in 2016.
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Families of trapped Lily Mine workers to gather for remembrance ceremony
Today marks exactly two years since Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a lamp room in a container underground.
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Lily Mine: Cosatu welcomes compensation to victims’ families
Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a container more than 15 months ago.
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Oliphant: We will continue search for Lily Mine workers’ bodies
Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyerende fell to their deaths in a container at the mine more than 15 months ago.
