Ernest Mabuza

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza

A pilot was killed and a passenger injured when a Cessna 210 aircraft crashed in Gauteng on Thursday morning. The accident and incident investigations division (AIID) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said the aircraft departed from Lanseria International Airport at 10am before crashing moments after take-off, within the perimeter of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve. “There were two on board the aircraft (pilot and passenger) with the pilot fatally injured.

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza

Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen on Thursday announced the first mass vaccination of poultry in the country to protect the local flock from avian flu. He also announced that the department had also ordered vaccines to combat foot and mouth disease.

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza

A miner died in an accident at Blyvoor Gold Mine in Carletonville, Gauteng, on Wednesday, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) reported on Thursday. The union said at about 10.50am on Wednesday there was a fall of ground which resulted in injuries to the employee. Paramedics were dispatched to the scene and the injured employee was pronounced dead at 11.15am.

2 days ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Dado Ruvic

Amcu says this is the 11th fatality at Harmony this year, bringing the total fatalities in the South African mining industry to 25. A worker was killed in a fall of ground accident at Harmony Gold's Joel mine in Free State on Wednesday. The company said all relevant authorities, family members and colleagues had been informed. It said it was devastated by another loss of life. “Our safety strategy and culture include both systemic and humanistic factors and controls.

2 days ago | theherald.co.za | Ernest Mabuza

Acclaimed photographer, cultural activist and jazz promoter Rashid Lombard died in Cape Town on Wednesday, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 74. Born on April 10 1951 in North End, Gqeberha, Lombard moved with his family to Cape Town in 1962. “Originally trained as an architectural draftsman and later as an industrial photographer, he began his career with construction giant Murray & Roberts,” said family spokesperson Benny Gool.