DA calls for Sibanye Stillwater to brief committee on safety incidents
26 June 2018
The recent spate of fatal accidents at Sibanye Stillwater operations across the country necessitates an urgent briefing by the company to the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources.
As such, the DA will be writing to the Chairperson of the committee, Sahlulele Luzipo, to schedule an emergency meeting for the company to brief it.
The latest incident at Sibanye’s Khomanani Mine, which claimed the life of a mineworker, reportedly brings to 21 the number of miners who have lost their lives at Sibanye Stillwater operations this year. According to reports, fatalities at Sibanye Stillwater operations account for more than a third of all mining fatalities in South Africa this year.
Indeed, Sibanye CEO, Neal Froneman, has admitted that the company had seen a “regression in safety performance” and has attributed the majority of accidents to human error. This, however, does not absolve the company from their responsibility to ensure that safety standards at their operations is up to the highest possible standard.