The Kimberley-based mine said in a statement after the incident that five workers were unaccounted for and that their families had been notified. Read more: Search for trapped five mineworkers at Ekapa Mine continues – SABC News
… Kimberley. Image: Sandi Kwon Hoo / DFA / File. In the early hours of Tuesday, 17 February, a catastrophic mudslide at Ekapa Mine in Kimberley led … Read more: Tragedy strikes Ekapa Mine as five mineworkers become trapped in mudslide – The Star
JOHANNESBURG – A mudslide has trapped five workers over 800m underground at the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley. A search and rescue operation is … Read more: Mudslide traps five miners in Kimberley – eNCA
“No criminal case has been opened,” he added. Related Topics: weaponak47operation wanya tsotsigaleshewekimberleydfanorthern cape … The voice of the … Read more: ‘AK-47’ recovered in Galeshewe turns out to be paintball gun – DFA
SAPS Northern Cape spokesperson Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said members from the Kimberley Public Order Police Unit were deployed to the scene. Read more: Sol Plaatje University students call off protest action … for now – DFA
Students at Sol Plaatje University have temporarily called off protests after an agreement was reached with management to facilitate the payment of National Student Financial Scheme fees. Read more: Sol Plaatje University students call off protest action … for now
Clinics in Kimberley reopened on Tuesday following strike action, although community health workers embarked on a go-slow in protest over their exclusion from permanent employment. Read more: Kimberley clinics reopen, but CHW go-slow disrupts services
Fears are growing for five mineworkers who remain unaccounted for after a mud rush struck the Ekapa Mining Joint Shaft in Kimberley, … Read more: UPDATE: Fears grow for trapped mineworkers after mud rush at Ekapa Joint Shaft – DFA
Ekapa Minerals says intensive underground search and rescue operations, including water pumping, material removal and drilling, are under way at its Joint Shaft Mine in Kimberley after a mud rush and water ingress incident left five contractors unaccounted for. Read more: Intensive underground operations at Ekapa as search for five mineworkers continues