FIVE miners remained missing on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after a mudslide at Ekapa Mining’s diamond mine in South Africa, said Reuters.
The Minerals Council South Africa said it had deployed a senior team to support Ekapa Mining’s search efforts. “Finding the five people who are reported missing in the mud rush is the priority,” said Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
South Africa recorded its lowest ever mine death toll last year, with 41 fatalities, narrowly beating the previous record low of 42 set in 2024.
The improvement reflects ongoing efforts by government and industry under the Zero Harm safety campaign. Ekapa Mining did not respond to a request for…
Diverse Population: The country is known as the “Rainbow Nation” due to its
diverse cultures, ethnicities, and languages.
Freesia
A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.
Heartbreaker
Kazakhstan: You have two cows. They are both better cows than cows from Uzbekistan, who have bones in their brain.