ANA reports that platinum producer Lonmin said on Wednesday that it had made significant progress in delivering on its commitment to the Marikana community.
"Housing has been a key focus of the company’s social and labour plans, with modern housing developments being built for many of its employees," said Khaya Ngcwembe, Lonmin human resources executive. He delivered a speech at a Marikana memorial event on behalf of Lonmin CEO Ben Magara, who could not attend due to family commitments. "Lonmin’s financial investment in housing since 2013 will have reached R500-million by the end of this year, funds that have made it possible to convert all the single-sex legacy hostels into 2,162 single units and 759 family units. One thousand, two hundred and forty apartments have also been built by Lonmin and will all be fully occupied by the end of 2018," said Ngcwembe. He furthermore indicated that families were at the centre of the 1608 Memorial Education Trust, a vehicle which had been established to ensure that the children and families of the employees who died in the massacre in 2012 received an education up to and including university level.
- Read this report in full at Mining Weekly
- Read too, Lonmin remembers 44 people killed in Marikana, at The Citizen
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page