REGIONAL MANAGERS IN LABOUR COURT
Tension rises over Department of Mineral Resources' deployments in Gupta areas
The delay in filing an amended affidavit, or a notice that they stood by their notice of motion, was partly due to an attack on Limpopo regional manager Aaron Kharivhe that put him in hospital
The rift between the Department of Mineral Resources and three disgruntled regional managers it wanted to shift to other provinces has deepened, with the regulatory body standing accused of double dealing in handling the dispute. One of the concerns raised by people in the department was that the forced relocations were designed to put more pliable regional managers in place in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal where the Gupta family own or indirectly own various coal mines. The purchase by the Gupta family’s Tegeta of the Optimum colliery in Mpumalanga was shrouded in allegations of corruption. The owner, global miner and commodities trader Glencore, ran into an obstructive Eskom on its coal supply contract and the mine was put into business rescue, preparing the way for its purchase by Tegeta. According to the latest papers filed in the Labour Court, the department has filed an application for a ruling that the three managers from KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo opposing their re...
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