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Father of 3 Killed at Botswana Mine

July 05, 12 by IDEX Online Staff Reporter


A foreman was buried under an avalanche of soil that collapsed
over him at Jwaneng (above) early Friday morning

(IDEX Online News) – A 34 year-old general shift foreman was killed at Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana Friday while driving inside the pit. Motshwari Raseiteo was killed during what was described as a slope failure at around 4 am.

 

Debswana suspended all production activities until the investigations into the accident are completed.

 

The rescue team reached Raseiteo's vehicle on Saturday evening.

 

The company said he had been employed as a general shift foreman in the mining department since March 2012. A Bray, Kgalagadi District resident, Raseiteo is survived by his wife and three children.

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