The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on May 10 commemorated the 27-year anniversary of the Vaal Reef Disaster that resulted in 104 fatalities.
As one of the deadliest events in the history of South African mining, the Vaal Reefs mine accident in 1995 marked a turning point for the mining industry and resulted in the establishment of the Leon Commission of Inquiry into the mining industry.
