SA mining recorded the lowest number of fatalities in the sector’s history last year, according to statistics released by mineral & petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe on Thursday. 

The mining sector reported 42 deaths in 2024, a 24% year-on-year decline from the previous year and a record low. The previous record was 49 fatalities in 2022. ..

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