Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Today marks 1000 days since families of trapped Lilly Mine workers have been camping outside the premises

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Families of the three Lily Mine tragedy victims say they will only get closure if the bodies of their loved ones are brought out of the mine. Today marks exactly 1 000 days since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped underground at Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. We speak to Herman Mashaba, ACTIONSA Leader about the what this means for the families, and more.
25 Jan 2022 1PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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