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The Star writes about how the families of the three mineworkers who were trapped underground at Lily Mine in February are bearing up. Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyerende were working in a lamp room container when it fell into an immense sinkhole as a result of a shaft collapse.
Rescue operations were launched in February, but later aborted after the mine declared them unsafe. “Things are quiet and we haven't heard anything from anyone; it's becoming hard to accept what happened to my sister-in-law (Pretty),” said Jabulani Mazibuko. Kennedy Nyerende, Solomon’s father, said they were still in the dark about developments and that their hope was fading. Mnisi’s father Elmond Mnisi was reluctant to speak, saying only that he was not happy with the predicament they found themselves in. Meanwhile, Vantage Goldfields, which owns the mine, could not be reached for comment. However, the company previously said no fresh efforts were being made to retrieve the bodies of the trio underground. The mine has been placed under business rescue administration.
- Read this report by Tankiso Makhetha in full at The Star
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