The Citizen reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Limpopo want all mines in the province closed in an effort to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
In a statement on Wednesday, the EFF said mining houses, controlled by white monopoly capital, continued to put the lives of workers in danger by forcing them to go to work in pursuit of profit in the midst of the raging Covid-19 pandemic. EFF provincial leader and chairperson Jossey Buthane said: “We are disturbed by the mining sector in Sekhukhune which took Sekhukhune region from zero to the epicentre level of Covid-19 in Limpopo.” Buthane added: “We warned them and they did not listen. Their arrogance has now led us to where we are in relation to Covid-19 in Limpopo. It is a pity that it is not the mine bosses that get infected with coronavirus because they are not in the shafts but our black people, working in these mines, are the ones getting infected.” The EFF further demanded that Marula Mine in Tubatse/Fetakgomo should be closed and treated like any other institution that had such high infections within a short space of time, with full benefits for workers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Matlala at The Citizen
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