WATCH: Midday headlines - 08 February 2016

Gerda de Sousa takes a look at the rescue operation at Lily Mine outside Barberton in Mpumalanga

We also take a look at the Mining Indaba and former PRASA boss Lucky Montana accusation.

In other news, the municipal workers union Samwu has denied that their members embarked on an illegal strike at Pikitup last week. 

According to the City of Johannesburg, workers didn't pitch up and no indication was given of their grievances. 

However, Samwu's Vuyani Singozo said all workers were at their posts.

"And as such there is nothing to interdict unless if management wants to tell us they want to interdict workers from going to work," he said.