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Hawks boss: I was ‘set up’ to silence corruption investigations
Top KZN cop Johan Booysen is hauling the state to court, claiming he was falsely accused to put a lid on his corruption-busting activities.
Manganese smelter did not insist on masks
A ferromanganese smelter near Durban did not insist its workers wear protective dust masks, even though dust levels were sometimes three times more than national legislative…
Assmang accused of delaying inquiry
An application to have a Labour Department inquiry into workers’ exposure to poisonous fumes at a Cato Ridge ferromanganese smelter dismissed because of alleged bias was itself…
Armed robber convicted of murders
An armed robber was convicted on Tuesday of the murders of a fellow gang member and a businessman who shot each other during a R20 000 robbery in Pietermaritzburg. Judge Ron…
Television report prompted manganism testing
A company that processed manganese for 46 years did not examine workers for manganese poisoning until a television documentary on the disease, an inquiry heard on Thursday. Bryan…