Community commemorates fifth anniversary of 2018 Denel blast
Sunday (3 September) marked the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion at Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), which robbed eight local families of loved ones killed in the fatal blast. From left: Plant supervisor Nico Angelo Samuels (41), team leader Stevon Robert Isaacs (51) and operators Mxolisi Sigadla (40), Bradley Tandy (18), Jamie Lesley Haydricks (24), Jason Hartzenberg (22), Triston Lance Davids (21) and Thandolwethu Mankayi (27) died in the blast, which occurred at the Somerset West plant on the outskirts of Macassar, on Monday 3 September 2018. Although time has passed the affe...