Employee dies in converyor belt incident at Exxaro’s Matla mine

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed concern about the number of fatalities occurring in the mining industry, after an employee at Exxaro’s Matla mine Shaft 2, Sibongiseni Majozi, was killed in a conveyor belt-related incident on Tuesday. "We are concerned that these fatalities are increasing unnecessarily. There were 13 fatal accidents last year January to February 17, and this year we are already sitting at 18,” said NUM health and safety secretary Eric Gcilitshana.