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Timeslive reports that staff retrenchments in mines surrounding the Sun City resort in the North West have a “grave” impact on the establishment‚ parliament’s portfolio committee on economic development was told on Monday during an oversight visit.
The committee said in a statement that it “heard that Sun City is highly dependent on disposable income in communities living in the surrounding area‚ and the looming threat of retrenchments at mines such as the Impala Platinum mine‚ which retrenched about 2‚000 miners in 2017‚ poses a big risk for the resort.” The statement went on to indicate that a revenue shortage of R100 million and bookings that were around 30% lower compared to the previous financial year posed a major threat to the staff of around 10‚000 people‚ including service providers. The resort itself has a staff complement of around 4‚200 permanent staff‚ with 1‚300 casual staff employed through labour brokers and 1‚200 casual staff employed by Sun International. The resort also faces a number of other challenges related to mining in the Pilanesberg area close to the resort.
- Read this report by Nomahlubi Jordaan in full at Timeslive
- Read the portfolio committee’s statement at Parliament Online
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