Manganism
latest news & developmentsManganese workers ‘offered money to see professor’
Suspected manganese poisoning victims were allegedly offered R800 000 each to undergo further testing.
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…
Don’t sacrifice lives for profit, says Motsepe
No life could be ”sacrificed” in the name of profits, mining magnate and businessman Patrice Motsepe told protesting workers at a ferromanganese smelter near Durban on Monday. He…
Workers protest over Assmang blast deaths
An explosion that ripped through a ferromanganese smelter near Durban on Sunday and claimed the lives of five people sparked protests by workers as a Labour Department inquiry…
Govt to start Assmang inquiry on Monday
A formal inquiry by the Department of Labour into the exposure of poisonous fumes at a Cato Ridge manganese company will begin on Monday. The inquiry follows six cases of…
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…