Second lily mine collapse
Parliamentary committee demands to see report into Lily Mine disaster
The committee says it’s unacceptable that there’s no immediate plan to return the mineworkers' remains to their families.
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Lily Mine to hold remembrance service following 2016 collapse
Sunday will be exactly one year since Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped underground.
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Lily Mine: Operations won’t resume where miners remain trapped
Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi & Solomon Nyerende have been trapped underground since February.
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Business Rescue will ‘hopefully’ ensure sustainability of Lily Mine
The mine has applied for business rescue as a last resort after suspending operations in early February.
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Cosatu: Lily Mine tragedy points to bigger problem
The trade union federation says the Lily Mine tragedy points to an un-transformed mining sector.
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‘It will take up to 6 months to reach trapped Lily Mine miners’
Experts have advised of a new point of entry to reach the trapped container with three workers in it.
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#LilyMine: Experts consider alternatives to recover container
It’s been over a month since 3 miners were trapped after a section of the mine collapsed.
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#LilyMine recovery operation: Management waiting for go-ahead from experts
Drilling of an emergency escape route was completed and declared safe.
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#LilyMine management to analyse progress
Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyerende and Yvonne Mnisi have been trapped underground for 3 weeks.
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Cosatu calls for Lily Mine bosses to take responsibility
Cosatu's General Secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says govt needs to hold mine bosses accountable.
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Mosebenzi Zwane briefs Parly on Lily Mine disaster
Zwane has confirmed drilling of the second shaft has resumed after a mechanical fault stalled operations.
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#LilyMine: More resources brought in
Attempts to rescue Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi & Solomon Nyerende have been hampered by challenges.
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Rescuers begin work on second rescue mission route
Authorities are still calling the operation a rescue mission, in the hopes of finding life underground.
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DA calls for Lily Mine investigations to be tabled before Parliament
Mine management announced that the rescue mission would be put on hold.
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‘Main objective at Lily Mine is to rescue trapped miners’
Parliament's labour committee says the only focus is to ensure the workers are brought to the surface.
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Rescue efforts remain suspended at Lily Mine
It’s been 11 days since 3 workers were trapped in lamp room underground following a collapse.
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#LilyMine: Colleagues, family prepared for the worst
Solomon Nyerenda, Pretty Nkambule & Yvonne Mnisi have been trapped underground for 10 days.
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More setbacks at Lily Mine, workers still trapped
After a series of collapses, geologists have now arrived to assess the stability of the ground.
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Third collapse at Lily Mine
There has been a third collapse at the Lily Mine near Barberton.
