CHARLES MOLELE
THE African National Congress (ANC), Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have called for the reopening of the Lily Mine, situated just outside Barberton, in Mpumalanga.
The leadership of the tripartite alliance said it demands the reopening of the mine within 30 days, and the reinstatement of all workers.
The move would allow for the retrieval of the bodies of three employees who have been trapped underground since 2016.
The alliance leaders made the call during the Worker’s Day at Lily Mine, in Mpumalanga. The alliance’s delegation was led by ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, COSATU’s General Secretary, Solly Phetoe, and the SACP’s Deputy General Secretary, Madala Masuku.
“The ANC sympathises with the families of the three miners who were victims of the collapse of a container in 2016, and it is our desire to see this painful matter being resolved.
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