No fond goodbye for Khama - BMWU
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
This is the President’s first visit to the town ever since Government, under his leadership took tragic decision to close BCL Mine in October 2016 (15 months ago). All attempts made by the Union prior and after the closure to reach the President have failed.
President Khama has denied us a chance to present our case to him. Therefore we hope to draw his attention to our deep rooted problems through this release. Our position is that the 10 years of Khama’s Presidency leaves the Mining Industry on its knees and the wider economy uncertain.
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...