Trouble in the deep

Activities at BCL Mine
Activities at BCL Mine

The 50,000 residents of Selebi Phikwe walk about blithely unaware that approximately 1,400 metres below their feet, an all-too familiar storm is brewing that could potentially endanger their bliss. As Staff Writers, MBONGENI MGUNI and ONALENNA KELEBEILE review the latest labour strife gripping BCL Mine, they discover that the major actors – unionists, management and politicians – all have a reason to throw down the gauntlet

When Dan Mahupela ascended to the top post at BCL Mine on September 1, 2011 his only comfort in entering the historically hostile labour sector’s gunsights was that he could not possibly become as unloved as his predecessor, Monty Mphathi.

After all, during his tumultuous eight years as BCL general manager, Mphathi, had become the subject of an intense union campaign, triggered in part by a harsh strike and the subsequent dismissal of 181 workers in 2005, followed by several high level departures and other unpopular decisions.

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