CAPE TOWN Feb 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s mines
minister said on Tuesday that industry chief executives should
be held liable for avoidable fatalities.
“Fatalities which could have been avoided we feel that CEOs
must be held liable for those accidents, because they are
responsible for the operations. As they show interest in how
they grow the profits they must also show interest in safety,”
Susan Shabangu told Reuters in an interview.
(Reporting by Ed Stoddard, editing by Clara Ferreira-Marques)
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