Beatrix Mine News Today

Provincial police spokesperson, Stephen Thakeng, tells OFM News that the security company’s vehicle was travelling from the Beatrix Mine when it was hit by a white Toyota Camry, whilst occupants in...

President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to abandon his Workers' Day address after mining workers booed him and stormed the stage.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to abandon his Workers' Day address after mining workers booed him and stormed the stage.

Solidarity today expressed its condolences to the families and next of kin of the Sibanye-Stillwater employees who had died in two separate incidents on Friday. Three people died at the Beatrix Mine near Welkom, and a fourth died at the Khusuleka Shaft in Rustenburg.  “It was with shock and dismay that we took note of the dangers to which miners at Sibanye-Stillwater's mines are exposed,” said Solidarity General Secretary Gideon du Plessis. “The death toll at Sibanye-...

Sibanye-Stillwater has become the latest South African company and the first mining house with its main listing on the JSE to bring in a mandatory vaccine policy for its workforce, with effect from February.

This comes just three days after one worker lost his life and four of his colleagues sustained injuries, whilst two of the four were left critical after a rockfall at the mine at Theunissen outside...