COALSAFE 2025 – the SA coal family collaborates for safety
“We must care for one another!” said Mike Teke, group CEO, Seriti Resources when he opened this year’s COALSAFE 2025 conference with a minute of silence, saluting all those coal comrades who had fallen in the line of duty in the sector. A video tribute honouring coal colleagues who had lost their lives on our mines moved the audience to a place where humanity, and not statistics, is paramount. “Your blood, sweat, tears, fears, happiness and sometimes frustrations, built this industry…. You poured your soul and spirit into mining coal that brightens the universe” – were just some of the words in a eulogy to men and women who put their lives on the line to light our world. Key to Teke’s message was that vigilance must be consistent, complacency is not an option and care is essential.
