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In the third episode of TDi’s Mining Indaba pre-event podcast series, TDi CEO Assheton Stewart Carter talks to four representatives from different parts of the mining industry, who will all be speaking at the 2025 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, on prioritising health and safety.

The panelists are:

• Thuthula Balfour M.Inst.D, Coach, Head – Health and the Lead on Women in Mining, Minerals Council South Africa 

• Georgette B. Sakyi-Addo, President, Women In Mining Ghana 

• Paule France Ndessomin, Regional Secretary, IndustriALL Global Union 

• Penny Munkawa, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)

The speakers discuss whether zero harm is a reality, some of the hidden costs of safety neglect and how the needs of African mining communities are being and can be prioritised.

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