The police in Limpopo have deployed their Public Order Policing members to monitor the situation at JCI Consmurch Mine in Gravelotte where miners affiliated to the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) have embarked on a strike.
On Tuesday approximately 134 workers started protesting underground demanding payments of their shares and have refused to resurface ever since. The strike action intensified on Thursday when 200 NUM-affiliated miners refused to go underground and staged a protest outside the mine’s premises.
The striking miners dispersed peacefully but vowed to continue with their strike on Friday. No incidents have been reported but the police are keeping a close eye on the situation. The miners underground have been supplied with food by the mine management.
For enquiries please contact:
Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi
Cell: 082 373 2408
