Inside BCL�s last agonising days

Friday, October 21, 2016

Salaries were paid late, fleet availability dipped to 50%, fuel was scarce and every descent into a shaft was at the risk of never coming back up. In Selebi-Phikwe, Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI spoke to those who were there during the anguish of BCL mine’s last days.

Every morning, they gather outside Union House in their dozens, chatting loudly and frequently engaging in arguments. The former BCL mine workers have been thronging the Botswana Mineworkers Union (BMWU) headquarters in the north-eastern town since the announcement of BCL mine’s closure.

They wait in line to fill in forms about their tenures at the mine, the number of leave days and other details the union plans to submit as part of the negotiation for exit packages.

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Inside BCL�s last agonising days

Salaries were paid late, fleet availability dipped to 50%, fuel was scarce and every descent into a shaft was at the risk of never coming back up. In Selebi-Phikwe, Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI spoke to those who were there during the anguish of BCL mine’s last days.

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