Hostage drama ends at Gold One
All 543 mineworkers who were trapped underground by their colleagues for three days resurfaced on Wednesday
25 October 2023 - 12:28
UPDATED 25 October 2023 - 15:33
The hostage situation at gold miner Gold One has ended after all 543 mineworkers trapped underground by their colleagues resurfaced on Wednesday, three days after the ordeal spurred by a dispute over union recognition began.
“They are all back. We are still ascertaining the reasons [they decided to resurface]. We are going to need a bit of time to interview some of the people who were underground to get to the bottom of what triggered the ending of this situation, which resulted in getting everyone out,” said Gold One head of legal Ziyaad Hassam...
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