This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.The Citizen reports that North West police have dismissed reports that illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli, who escaped from custody in Stilfontein, has died.
Tsoaeli resurfaced from a shaft at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine on 15 January during a government-sanctioned rescue mission to retrieve illegal miners (zama zamas). However, he managed to evade capture, sparking a manhunt led by the SA Police Service (Saps). During a media briefing on the province’s crime statistics on Wednesday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng provided an update on the investigation into Tsoaeli’s escape, stating that it was at an advanced stage. Asaneng rejected claims that Tsoaeli was dead and reassured the public that the Lesotho national would soon be apprehended. Asaneng also revealed that one of the shafts at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine would be rehabilitated, with heavy machinery such as bulldozers already clearing the site. The commissioner further reported that of the 93 bodies of zama zamas retrieved from the mine, only eight had been identified. The identified individuals were foreign nationals – three from Mozambique, three from Lesotho, and two from Zimbabwe. Asaneng reaffirmed that Operation Vala Umgodi would continue in Stilfontein and other provinces affected by illegal mining.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Molefe Seeletsa at The Citizen
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