Union asks Ramaphosa to intervene as violence escalates at Richards Bay mine
20 January 2020 - 19:20
President Cyril Ramaphosa and minerals & energy minister Gwede Mantashe should directly intervene and defuse ongoing tensions and violence at the beleaguered Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) mine, the National Union of Mineworkers said Monday.
RBM is owned by multinational mining giant Rio Tinto, which has threatened to close the mine that employs about 5,000 workers. Rio Tinto has also threatened to hold back on a R6.5bn investment in RBM, which it had pledged during the Presidential Investment Summit late in 2019...
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