The incalculable cost of Impala Platinum’s darkest day

Miners say they have no choice but to return underground if they are to feed their families

03 December 2023 - 00:01 By KGAUGELO MASWENENG and DINEO FAKU

Friends and relatives of Someleze “Potsoi” Matywebe have been worried sick since he was hospitalised after injuring his legs in an accident that claimed 12 miners at Impala Platinum’s mine in Rustenburg on Monday this week...

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