Henk van Niekerk, Meerensee CPF vice-chairperson, said the ’wind had been knocked out of him’ by the absolute senselessness and brutal killing of a fellow human.
Minerals Council South Africa, previously known as the Chamber of Mines, will be led by a woman for the first time in its 131-year history after veteran executive Nolitha Fakude was voted president during the councilâs annual general meeting (AGM) held virtually yesterday. Photo: Michele Cilliers
History embraces Fakude as first woman in 131 years to head the family jewels
By Dineo Faku
JOHANNESBURG - MINERALS Council South Africa, previously known as the Chamber of Mines, will be led by a woman for the first time in its 131-year history after veteran executive Nolitha Fakude was voted president during the councilâs annual general meeting (AGM) held virtually yesterday.
Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay manager murdered on way to work
Local police confirmed on Monday that a senior manager of
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) was assassinated in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, Zululand Observer reported.
According to media reports, Nico Swart, RBM’s general manager of operational services, was shot and killed on his way to work Monday morning. More than 20 high-calibre bullets were fired into Swart’s vehicle as he was driving by the corner of Dune Road and Kolstertkring in Meerensee shortly before 7 a.m. local time.
In a statement, RBM said the circumstances around the shooting were unknown at this stage, and the incident is being investigated by the South African Police Service.
Two murders in the mining sector and the emergence of a ‘procurement mafia’ underscore the need for a special police branch dedicated to mining matters, the Minerals Council South Africa said on Wednesday.
Richards Bay Minerals general manager Nico Swart, who was shot dead on Monday morning. Picture: Rio Tinto
When Rio Tinto s Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) general manager for operations Nico Swart was gunned down on his way to work on Monday morning, it raised anxieties that recent spates of violence, intimidation and killings that have dogged the mine may be resurfacing.
RBM, situated in in KwaZulu-Natal, has confirmed that Swart was killed in a shooting incident on Monday morning.
Swart was 47 years old and served as a RBM employee for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and two children. The company expressed condolences to his friends, family and colleagues.