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latest news & developmentsManganese workers ‘offered money to see professor’
Suspected manganese poisoning victims were allegedly offered R800 000 each to undergo further testing.
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.
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…
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…