African Copper�s contractor cuts jobs again

Mowana Mine
Mowana Mine

FRANCISTOWN: Diesel Power Mining Company, a contractor at African Copper Mine, has effected another round of job cuts.

Diesel Power’s Business Improvement Manager, Humphrey Chitima confirmed the latest job losses that have affected 26 workers in an interview with BusinessWeek.

The retrenchment follows African Copper’s closure of its Thakadu Mine at Matsitama village in May this year where 75 Diesel Mining employees lost their jobs.  In February 2014, Diesel Power Mining Company won the 52-month contract to do mining activities at African Copper’s Thakadu and Mowana mines.

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