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The families are now set to approach the National Prosecuting Authority for a full inquest into the incident. This comes after the Director for Public Prosecutions decided not to criminally prosecute anyone for the explosion following an inquiry into the incident.
Sunday marks five years since eight Rheinmetall Denel Munition employees died in an explosion at the arms manufacturer's plant in Macassar, and the widow to one of the deceased says it still feels like a bad dream.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Department of Employment and Labour’s public commission of inquiry into the explosion, family members accused RDM of dodging responsibility for what happened.
The Department of Employment and Labour’s public commission of inquiry into the fatal 2018 explosion at Cape Town's Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (RDM) is set to resume in Cape Town today following an adjournment in May.
Denel explosion inquiry postponed to July Share Cape Town - The inquiry into the fatal 2018 explosion at Cape Town's Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (RDM) have been postponed to July, following the completion of the evidence gathering exercise a day ahead of schedule. The inquiry held at the Macassar Civic Centre, was meant to have sat until yesterday, Thursday. However, after one witness declined to appear due to a Covid-19 scare and another said they were available only today, Friday, the attorneys and presiding officer agreed the interviews would be conducted during the next round set for July...