Man dies during stone mining in Karachuonyo, Homa Bay
A 35-year-old miner was killed in a quarry at Siburi village in the Karachuonyo constituency, Homa Bay county. Joseph Otieno died on Friday evening when...
Category : Health and Safety
Mine health, safety officers update knowledge
Over 40 health and safety officers from various mining firms have began a five -day training programme to enhance and update their knowledge on modernFirst...
Work suspended at Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine after accident kills two
Operations have been suspended at Khoemacau Zone 5 copper and silver mine in Botswana after an underground accident killed two people on Friday, the company...
Rwanda: Childcare Services Shine a Ray of Hope on Mining Sector
“Childcare is one less thing to worry about when I am inside that tunnel,” says 39-year-old Thacienne Nakabonye, pointing at the marked entrance of a...
Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in southwest Burkina Faso
One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold...
Newmont Ghana supports victims of Appiatse explosion
Mining company, Newmont Ghana, has supported relief efforts for the victims of the explosion at Appiatse in the Western North Region with construction materials and...
DISEC moves to de-escalate tension over miner’s death
The Ellembelle District Security Council (DISEC) and Management of Adamus Mines have met with opinion leaders of Anwia-Teleku-Bokazo communities to help deescalate tension over the...
Zululand Muncipality wants company’s mining rights revoked after slurry spill into a river
The Zululand District Municipality has called on authorities to revoke anthracite producer ZAC’s mining license. This after the mine reported that it experienced a spill...
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection amplifies its presence in Eastern Africa
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has started a partnership with Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection based in Nairobi, Kenya. Twakei is a specialist engineering company providing fire...
Impacting the local community with donation of critical pre-term baby equipment at Kitwe Teaching Hospital
The future of each child starts at the moment of birth. Unfortunately, not all babies are born full-term and are therefore exposed to numerous complications...