"Department of Mineral Resources urge greater safety after deaths at Sibanye", 7 Feb 2018

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in South Africa on Wednesday called for the strengthening of safety measures in the country's mines after two workers died in an accident at Sibanye-Stillwater's operation in Johannesburg. Sibanye confirmed that two employees were fatally injured during a fall of ground accident at its Kloof Operations in Glenharvie early on Wednesday, and expressed deepest condolences to the families of deceased employees, friends and their colleagues...Operations in the affected area have been suspended pending an investigation into the incident by Sibanye-Stillwater management, together with the DMR and other relevant stakeholders...This is a second safety incident at Sibanye in as many weeks, though fatalities were prevented in the preceding one. A group of 955 mineworkers were rescued alive at Sibanye's Beatrix gold mine in Welkom, Free State province, after being trapped underground for two nights following a power cut at the mine...Meanwhile, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources came out strongly against the incident, saying that legislation should be put in place to punish companies who fail to put mechanisms in place to prevent the loss of lives in mines.