Sitting in the widening circle of desperation
Friday, April 20, 2018
Increasingly frustrated, poverty -stricken ex-miners make up most of jobseekers at the Labour office PIC: ONALENNA KELEBILE
SELEBI-PHIKWE: Before the closure of the mine in October 2016, they were the envy of town, their blue uniforms proudly emblazoned BCL Mine and marking them out as the cream of the crop in the copper and nickel mining town.
On their paydays, the plus 4,000 BCL Mine workers were a hit wherever in town they would be seen as their collective spending power of about P60 million regenerated businesses, excitement and activity every month.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...