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FILE: The miners fear being infected because social distancing is near impossible inside deep mine shafts. Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter.

Mine workers

Amcu wins COVID-19 safety for miners case

By Reuters

Amcu filed the court action to demand national safety standards for mines, including sanitisation procedures and minimum level of protective gear, before they...

  • The Masakhane shaft at Sibanye-Stillwater's Driefontein mine near Carletonville. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    [LISTEN] 'Mineworkers' well-being should be prioritised'

    The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews the head of safety and sustainability at Chamber of Mines South Africa, Sizwe Phakathi.

    1077 days ago
  • Mine. Picture: AFP

    Mines may stop financing unions

    The Chamber of Mines says the move will force unions to become more accountable to members.

    2919 days ago
  • Suspended mine workers at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville on Thursday said they will wait as long as it takes for management to reinstate them. Picture: Sebabatso Mosamo/EWN

    Harmony Gold limits mine access

    Kusasalethu mine workers being allowed into the hostels to collect their belongings.

    3025 days ago
  • A mine. Picture: AFP

    AngloGold Ashanti miners on strike

    Workers have embarked on an illegal strike at bullion producer AngloGold Ashanti in the Free State.

    3136 days ago
  • Lonmin miners march, demanding better pay. Picture: Taurai Maduna/EWN.

    Marikana strike intensifies

    Striking Marikana miners want those inside the mine to down tools and join them.

    3146 days ago
  • Protesters from Lonmin's Marikana Mine in the North West sit on a nearby hill, awaiting instruction from their leaders. Picture: Taurai Maduna/EWN.

    End in sight to Lonmin violence

    Police are expected to bring an end to the Lonmin mine violence when they meet with protesters.

    3171 days ago
  • A miner. Picture: AFP

    Mining indaba underway

    The Minerals Resources Ministry said the tension between growth and transformation in the sector was removed.

    3243 days ago
  • Mine shaft. AFP

    Mine rescue operation halted

    Rescue efforts for illegal miners trapped inside a Northern Cape mine has been temporarily put on hold.

    3256 days ago
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    Illegal miner rescued

    An illegal miner has been rescued after he was trapped underground at Kleinzee in the Northern Cape.

    3257 days ago
  • Grab image taken from a video released taken by the remote camera mounted on a rescue capsule. Picture: AFP

    Trapped Zim miners accounted for

    All 60 miners trapped underground after an accident at Zimbabwe's Mimosa mine are safe.

    3257 days ago
  • A miner who was trapped underground at the Blyvooruitzicht Mine near Carletonville. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN

    SA mine deaths drop

    A crackdown on safety issues has reduced fatalities in SA mines.

    3271 days ago
  • Inspectors outside a South African mine. Picture: EWN

    Record low in SA mine death figures

    Three people died in South African mines during April.

    3272 days ago
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