Africa Headlines
| 12 months ago
The workers' ordeal started when a conveyer belt collapsed and caught fire at around 5pm on Monday and ended around 2pm yesterday when the last trapped worker was rescued. No one was injured in the accident but the rescued workers looked distraught...
Sydney Morning Herald
| 12 months ago
The mining giant said in a statement on Tuesday that one person was rescued and search teams were trying to find at least six others. De Beers says people have been entering mine property illegally to dig "tunnels which have proven to be unsafe and...
CNN
| 12 months ago
The majority of the workforce was evacuated following the incident," said the statement from Implats and Aquarius Platinum Ltd. "Initially 75 employees were accommodated in refuge bays due to low visibility...This is expected to be completed during...
AP Online
| 12 months ago
Zimbabwe (AP) — Sixty-five miners are awaiting rescue underground at a platinum mine on Tuesday after conveyor equipment collapsed in southern Zimbabwe.
National Mine Workers Union head Shadreck Pelewelo said that 20 miners were rescued...
Fox
| 12 months ago
Zimbabwe A mineworkers union says 65 miners are trapped underground at a platinum mine in southern Zimbabwe. National Mine Workers Union head Shadreck Pelewelo said Tuesday that 20 miners were rescued after conveyor equipment collapsed at the...
KSBY
| 12 months ago
A mineworkers union says 65 miners are trapped underground at a platinum mine in southern Zimbabwe. National Mine Workers Union head Shadreck Pelewelo said Tuesday that 20 miners were rescued after conveyor equipment collapsed at the Mimosa platinum...
