Athandile Siyo athandile.siyo@inl.co.za NEARLY three years after a deadly blast at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) factory killed eight people, the public inquiry got under way in Macassar yesterday, with the panel hearing that “a series of events that led to the most probable cause of the explosion can be reconstructed”.
The week-long inquiry is being chaired by Employment and Labour inspector Mphumzi Dyulete.
Nico Samuels, 41, team leader Stevon Isaacs, 51, operators Mxolisi Sigadla, 40, Bradley Tandy, 19, Jamie Haydricks, 24, Jason Hartzenberg, 22, Triston David, 22, and Thandolwethu Mankayi, 27, were remembered before proceedings got under way.
The inquiry was attended by family members of the eight, and representatives and legal representatives from RMD.
Safety and environment manager Thembeka Ganda took to the stand, saying that there was…