Bernard Swanepoel joins Impala Platinum board

The directorate of Impala Platinum have appointed three new directors to beef up oversight of the embattled group – most notably adding mining entrepreneur Bernard Swanepoel to the brains trust.

84 mine deaths in 2014

“The breakdown of fatalities per commodity during the year 2014 is as follows: gold, 44; platinum, 15; coal, nine; and other mines, 16,” he told reporters in Pretoria.