ActionSA has announced it will support the families of three Lily Mine workers whose bodies have been left underground until they can be recovered.
Priti Nkamburu, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda died in 2016 when the container they were working in collapsed and was buried.
The families of Mnisi, Nkamburu and Nyirenda are mourning the lives of their loved ones who died in the 2016 mining accident.
“It's very hard to see this day because we have so many pictures and memories, but we have faith that it will end someday,” said Pretty Nkamble's brother Sifiso Mavuso.
Last year, the Nelspruit Magistrates Court ruled that the mine, police and the Department of Mineral Resources could be held responsible for the deaths of three miners.
ActionSA claims the government has failed the families of the three deceased by not recovering their remains. The party is providing legal support to the family.
“We have provided legal support. We have a responsibility to expose the lie that the containers cannot be recovered. Remember: Our legal team exposed them and we will continue to support them, our team will help police, NPA, mine management and mineral resources defy three court orders during this week. , so they will take the next step,” says Herman Mashaba of ActionSA.
business rescue
After years of legal action involving independent creditors Mr. Arcomangi, Lily Mine's parent company Vantage Goldfields, and corporate rescue experts, Mr. Arcomangi is confident the mine will reopen.
“The only way we can recover is for the creditors to reconvene the practitioners and vote on the plans they want for the future of the mines. Our first objective is to start the development, start rapid access from ground level to the fifth floor and start rescue operations to locate the containers,” said Alcomangi. said Neil Herrick.
His family and former employees also have high hopes.
Mnisi's father, Themba Mnisi, said, “The creditors are confident and there is no stress right now, so we are hopeful, but we are waiting for the day when the business will start.''
Harry Mazibuko, a former Lilly mine worker, said: “Now that the litigation is over, we are waiting for the BRP to convene, but the creditors have decided that they have to convene and the court has to convene.'' “So there is a glimmer of hope.”
Both ActionSA and Arqomanzi hope the mine will reopen this year.
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