BMWU in U-turn on suspensions

Yesterday, union insiders said the move came after the five suspended members threatened to take the BMWU’s new committee to court, in yet another chapter of tensions among the mineworkers.

The suspensions had been slapped on former general secretary, Bob Malele, former deputy president Joseph Tsimako, former deputy general secretary Sebatlaladi Ramoitoi, former treasurer Peter Marewa and former chairperson (Safety, Health and Environment) David Lesejane. They had also been barred from accessing union offices, pending an investigation into their conduct while in office.