This act was the main statute regulating mining health and safety in the period up to 1945. Act Coalmining Act 1842 What it said… No child under the age of ten to work. No woman to work underground.

Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of Uasa, stated that the 2024 Mine Health and Safety statistics released by Minister Mantashe show the progress that is being achieved. “In the mining industry ...

The Department said that this follows the 2024 Mine Occupational Health and Safety Tripartite Summit which aimed to achieve “Zero harm in our lifetime. “The Minister will be releasing the ...