Reality knocks on BCL housing paradise

Former employees and their families are hoping their fortunes improve
Former employees and their families are hoping their fortunes improve

Once a cost-free paradise, the 1,600 BCL houses are now the scene of a struggle for life by ex-workers who used to enjoy unlimited electricity, water and rentals as low as P200 for a three-bedroomed unit. Staff Writers, MBONGENI MGUNI & ONALENNA MODIKWA KELEBEILE report

As the country marks the first anniversary of the death of the BCL Mine, the focus for many is the bigger picture, for instance how the town transformed into a shell of its former self, how thousands were rendered jobless and how the broader economy continues to suffer.

A leaked report compiled by BCL’s provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren shows that the closure was also a very personal experience for employees, changing long-held attitudes and snatching away things they had long taken for granted.

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