EWN reports that Harmony Gold is planning a memorial service on Monday for five of its miners who were killed in a seismic event at its Kusasalethu Mine.
The group were trapped underground during a rockfall last Friday morning. Rescuers on Thursday brought the last two bodies to the surface. Spokesperson Lauren Fourie said: “We are planning on having a memorial service on Monday morning to mourn the loss together with the family of the five trapped miners that unfortunately lost their lives after a tragic incident seismic event last week Friday.”
- This short report by Pelane Phakgadi is at EWN
- Read too, Bodies of two Kusasalethu miners are recovered, at Business Report
- Read Harmony’s most recent press statement at Harmony online
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