BCL disaster victims named

They are Gaseitsiwe Selelo who was employed as SHE Inspector from Seleka village, Godirilemang Seane who was employed as a miner in charge also from Seleka, Botsanang Maphane, a cage tender from Kgagodi as well as Mmoniemang Tlase who was a winch operator from Radisele village.

The accident, which is the first this year, involved 10 employees and the cause is yet to be established. However, preliminary internal observations indicate that a rope of a General Men Transport (GMT) snapped while transporting workers at the end of a shift. Investigations are already underway and operations at the shaft have been suspended indefinitely.