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BusinessLive reports that Mark Munroe, head of the Impala Platinum (Implats) Rustenburg mining division, appeared in court on Friday on charges of contravening the lockdown regulations in recalling about 6,000 people back to work.
He is the first high-profile mine manager to be charged with such a violation. As Rustenburg CEO, Munroe's name is at the bottom of a letter dated 12 April requesting certain employees to return to the Rustenburg mines. This was after the company received permission from the department to “ramp up operations”. Implats spokesperson Johan Theron confirmed Munroe’s appearance in the Bafokeng Magistrate’s court on Friday morning to face charges of contravening national lockdown regulations, in recalling nonessential services people back to work. Earlier in the week, police cordoned off all roads leading to the shafts and turned people back. On Thursday, mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe outlined amended regulations for the mining sector, mapping out a gradual process of returning mines to work after the industry was shut down to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Theron said after what had happened to Munroe, the industry was ironing out interpretations of the amendments so that there would be no repeat of police blocks and arrests of management based on their understanding of the regulations.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Allan Seccombe at BusinessLive
- Read too, Top Implats executive in court over alleged lockdown violation, at Fin24
- And also, Parliament’s portfolio committee chair welcomes arrest of Implats CEO Mark Munroe, at EWN
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