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Manganese workers ‘offered money to see professor’

Suspected manganese poisoning victims were allegedly offered R800 000 each to undergo further testing.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
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Assmang instructed to demolish hostel

The Assmang company in Cato Ridge has been instructed to demolish a hostel on its premises because of risks the inhabitants face from manganese dust.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
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NUM calls for probe after unmarked grave found

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for police to investigate circumstances surrounding an unmarked grave near a mine clinic in the Northern Cape. Spokesperson…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
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Manganese poisoning: Negotiations falter

Attempts to reach an out-of-court settlement between a KwaZulu-Natal ferromanganese factory and its workers over compensation for manganese poisoning foundered on Wednesday. The…

  • Giordano Stolley
  • Miranda Andrew
4 min read