Following a spate of fatalities at its South African mines this year, Sibanye-Stillwater has committed to funding an independent study, to be conducted by a visiting academic at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), with the aim of developing practical recommendations for enhancing risk management effectiveness at Sibanye’s operations.
This work, which forms part of a wider study on the origins and impact of the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA), will be performed through the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry.
Further, JSE-listed Sibanye has also appointed Dr Kobus de Jager as corporate head of safety, with a mandate to review and enhance the company’s safety management.
De Jager, who holds a visiting adjunct professorship at Wits, has over 40 years’…
