Miners hold bosses hostage

[Molokai]

Brits - About 400 mineworkers at a platinum and chrome mine near Brits have been holding four supervisors hostage underground since 07:30 on Thursday, North West police said.

The contract miners demand to be permanently employed by the Crocodile River mine and are threatening to stay underground until their demands are met, Inspector Brian Dlamini said.

The mine workers initially took five supervisors hostage. Mine management and union leaders then went down and attempted to negotiate with them.

"Two hostages were released, but then the situation became heated and another hostage was grabbed. Members of the mine management and unions had to flee when the mine workers stoned them."

Brits police and hostage negotiators were on the scene.

 

[Molokai]

Brits police and hostage negotiators were on the scene.

What a joke

 

[Balstrome]

Sure they could be with out work and pay, but are they really willing to go the whole route of kidnap and murdering their hostages to make their point. And afterwards, whatever happens, how can management trust these people again? Talk about shooting one's self in the foot, Jules could not do better, say where was he today ?

 

[Serqet]

Ahhh sorry i didn't see this thread.

 

[Serqet]

Sure they could be with out work and pay, but are they really willing to go the whole route of kidnap and murdering their hostages to make their point. And afterwards, whatever happens, how can management trust these people again? Talk about shooting one's self in the foot, Jules could not do better, say where was he today ?

Well they would be arrested so i doubt they would still be able to carry on employment.

 

[davemc]

I somehow fail to see investor confidence rising.

 

[Balstrome]

I somehow fail to see investor confidence rising.

That is why we must nationalise, eish, you counter revolter.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

Brits - About 400 mineworkers at a platinum and chrome mine near Brits have been holding four supervisors hostage underground since 07:30 on Thursday, North West police said.

The contract miners demand to be permanently employed by the Crocodile River mine and are threatening to stay underground until their demands are met, Inspector Brian Dlamini said.

The mine workers initially took five supervisors hostage. Mine management and union leaders then went down and attempted to negotiate with them.

"Two hostages were released, but then the situation became heated and another hostage was grabbed. Members of the mine management and unions had to flee when the mine workers stoned them."

Brits police and hostage negotiators were on the scene.

Compared to every other (legal)mine in South Africa Crocodile River is a VERY small mine and I doubt they will be able to afford to employ these barbarians permanently, especially in this economic climate.

But what can you do when some people just want everything for free otherwise they will "dimant" it.

 

[Redant]

Compared to every other (legal)mine in South Africa Crocodile River is a VERY small mine and I doubt they will be able to afford to employ these barbarians permanently, especially in this economic climate.

But what can you do when some people just want everything for free otherwise they will "dimant" it.

Well now that they have released the last of the hostages. (Tonight's news) the solution to giving them PERMANENT mining jobs is very simple. Pour a few tons of concrete down the shaft, that should keep them digging away for as long as they are alive.

 

[Ady]

The winner for me was when the NUM spokesperson said on the news that no one was being held against their will and everyone underground is moving around of their own free will. They then cut back to the news reader who says that all "hostages" have been released and they all confirm they were being held against their will.

WTF?

 

[waynegohl]

the guys that were held captive must now lay a charge against those guys and have them locked up.