TimesLIVE reports that a worker was killed in a fall of ground accident at Harmony Gold's Joel mine in Free State on Wednesday.

The company said all relevant authorities, family members and colleagues had been informed and no working area would be accessed unless it has been declared safe. It added that it was devastated by another loss of life. According to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), this was the eleventh fatality at Harmony mines this year, bringing the total fatalities in the SA mining industry to 25. “Eleven fatalities point directly to the company’s failure to provide conditions that are safe for the operation to take place,” Amcu said. Thursday has been declared a day of safety across all Harmony’s South African operations for engagement with the company’s employees and stakeholders and for reflection on the company’s safety practices at each of its mines.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLIVE

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