News24 reports that a 53-year-old man has died after allegedly trying to get rid of explosives for his boss, who had been arrested on a charge of illegal operating a chrome mining in Limpopo.  

Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the man and two other colleagues at the chrome mine near Burgersfort were allegedly asked by their boss to destroy the explosives.  This was soon after three mine managers were arrested on Friday during an operation to shut down illegal mining.  In addition to the arrests, police also seized expensive equipment.  However, the bosses apparently asked some of the miners to help get rid of some explosives.  As they were doing this, an explosive device detonated and two of the workers were injured.  One miner, Bright Chirongoma, was critically injured and died in hospital on Saturday night.  The other employee was treated and discharged on the same day.

• Read this report by Jenni Evans in full at News24
• See too, Worker at illegal Burgersfort mine dies while destroying explosives, at TimesLive
• And also, Limpopo police probe illegal miner's death following explosion, at EWN

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