The good news was delivered by Premier David Mabuza this morning who was fulfilling his promise of assisting the destitute community who lost their jobs and three trapped miners have still not been rescued, to date.
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As an added value that Mabuza and his provincial government brought to this community, is the building of 1 000 housing units for them.
“I will take it upon myself to be involved in the plight that these miners find themselves in. The minister of minerals and energy has a tendency of making false promises, but I will be meeting with him tomorrow to discuss the selling of Lily Mine. It will take us more than • one step to fix all issues that have affected this community since the collapse of the mine,” he warned.
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Mabuza also warned workers to make sure who they are working for and to be vigilant at all times to avoid problems in the future.
He said this issue has nothing to do with racism, although blacks were oppressed during the apartheid era. He told one resident not to blame the Head of Human Resources for blunders in the mine based on the colour of his skin.
