Who is fooling who at the Tati Nickel Mining Company?

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FRANCISTOWN: This week, the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) found themselves at loggerheads with Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) management in their endeavours to explain circumstances surrounding the death of a 27-year-old Drill Rig Assistant.

The death of the young miner, Warona Khutsafalo who hails from the rural Tswapong village of Mogapinyana over the weekend, became a serious subject of debate. 

Trade unionists seriously questioned safety measures at the copper/nickel mining outfit, TNMC, a subsidiary of the reputable Russian mining giant, Norilsk Nickel.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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