March 24 (Reuters) - South Africa's Harmony Gold on Friday reported a fatality at its Kusasalethu mine,
90 km (55.92 miles) west of Johannesburg.
"Harmony Gold regrets to advise that an employee tragically
lost his life on Thursday, 23 March 2023 at its Kusasalethu
Mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng province. An investigation
is currently underway to determine the cause of this loss of
life," the company said in a statement.
This is the fifth fatality reported in Harmony's current
financial year, which runs to June 2023. The company recorded 13
deaths in the last financial year.
(Reporting by Nelson Banya, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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