BCL houses may be sold

BCL house
BCL house

SELEBI-PHIKWE: As BCL mine has finally moved into final liquidation mine houses now form part of the assets that the provisional liquidator will sell in due course. Former BCL employees were informed after the mine closure last year that they may continue occupying the houses for a year, up to October this year.

While other former employees opted to vacate and relocate to their respective home villages majority are still occupying the house. Those occupying the houses are now paying for their utility bills from their pockets.

The provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren explained during an interview that the decision to allow former employees to occupy the houses for 12 months was necessary because that time they expected to have a clear picture as to what will happen to BCL.

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