FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) yesterday handed over a petition to the Minerals Ministry demanding action against Aveng Moolmans whom unionists accuse of a litany of injustices.
Moolmans is the contract miner for Tati Nickel Mining Company’s Phoenix nickel mine and has previously held other high profile contracts around local mines.
After an energetic march, the miners arrived at the District Commissioner’s office in Ntshe House and handed over the petition concerning long standing issues such as retrenchment, employee welfare, job security, lack of respect by company management and others.
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...