It also says all mine managers whose companies were not adhering to the Covid-19 regulations must be arrested.
The National Union of Mineworkers raised their concern after 196 Covid-19 positive cases were reported at the AngloGold Ashanti Mponeng mine near Carletonville, west of Johannesburg.
“Our reasoning behind this was informed by the issue of compliance, which was and is still highly compromised by the mines. And we further called upon the regulator at the department to stop with immediate effect all this operation until all safety measures were adhered to,” the union said on Tuesday.
“The NUM now feels vindicated that we were correct when we opposed the mines to operate at 50%. There is now an outbreak of the virus in the mining industry and the infections are increasing at an alarming rate. It further said all workers must be paid 100% of their salaries during the temporary closure of the affected mines and all mine managers whose companies were not adhering to the Covid-19 regulations must be arrested.
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