BCL MD dismisses allegations of mine closure
Friday, July 22, 2016
Mahupela
In a business update targeting over 4,000 direct staff members of the BCL mine, the mine’s managing director, Dan Mahupela has vehemently refuted allegations of the impending mine closure.
“We inform you that at this session Botswana Cabinet resolved to appoint a Cabinet sub-committee to assess the state of affairs of BCL business and advise Cabinet appropriately,” reads the BCL business update in part, adding that the sub-committee is expected to be on-site within three weeks from July 15.
‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...