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The dirt road leading to the area where the collapse happened at the Lily mine near Barberton, Mpumalanga. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN.

Yvonne mnisi

1,000 days later & families of trapped Lily Mine workers feel betrayed by govt

By Masechaba Sefularo

Tuesday marks 1,000 days since the relatives of Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi set up camp at the mine’s gates near Barberton in Mpumalanga.

  • FILE: Members from all three families of the trapped mineworkers at Lily Mine sitting and praying together. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.

    506 days ago
  • FILE: Lily Mine. Picture: EWN

    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.

    552 days ago
  • FILE: Lily Mine. Picture: EWN

    Lily Mine families back legal challenge to get worker’s remains retrieved

    Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda were trapped underground following a tremor that collapsed part of the mine in Mpumalanga in February 2016.

    641 days ago
  • Herman Mashaba. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Govt lied about retrieving Lily Mine container, says Mashaba

    Over four years ago three mineworkers – Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda – were trapped underground after a tremor.

    641 days ago
  • FILE: Sink hole at the Lily Mine in Barberton. Picture: Vantage Goldfield

    Lily Mine families want prosecutions over failure to retrieve workers’ remains

    A shaft collapse in February 2016 left Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule, and Yvonne Mnisi trapped in a container.

    651 days ago
  • The Lily Mine. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    Families of miners trapped in Lily Mine hope ConCourt challenge brings closure

    Attempts to retrieve their bodies were abandoned for safety reasons but the families believe it is possible.

    652 days ago
  • Family members of the trapped miners at Lily Mine on 11 February, 2016. Religious leaders pray for the trio and the families. Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Lily Mine families get a breakthrough

    The families said progress was made in the litigation against the mine’s management.

    673 days ago
  • The founder of the People’s Dialogue Herman Mashaba on 22 January 2020 briefed the media along with the family and former colleagues of Lily Mine workers - Solomon Nyarende, Pretty Nkambule, and Yvonne Mnisi - who died in February 2016 after being trapped underground. Picture: @HermanMashaba/Twitter

    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.

    886 days ago
  • FILE: Members from all three families of the trapped mineworkers at Lily Mine sitting and praying together. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.

    899 days ago
  • Sink hole at the Lily Mine in Barberton. Picture: Vantage Goldfield

    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.

    1237 days ago
  • FILE: The Lily Mine. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    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.

    1237 days ago
  • FILE: The Lily Mine. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    Amcu welcomes plans to reopen Lily, Barbrook mines

    The two mines were forced to shut their doors after a section collapsed in 2016, trapping three employees underground.

    1412 days ago
  • FILE: Sink hole at the Lily Mine in Barberton. Picture: Vantage Goldfield

    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.

    1487 days ago
  • FILE: Sink hole at the Lily Mine in Barberton. Picture: Vantage Goldfield

    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.

    1603 days ago
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