IN PICS | ‘Unauthorised’ R700 deduction key in Gold One hostage drama

Mineworkers sang outside a Springs shaft, where more than 500 workers have been underground since Sunday

24 October 2023 - 22:11

The trigger for the bitter rivalry between miners who belong to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and Gold One Modder East mine in Springs, Gauteng, is a R700 deduction for health insurance they have allegedly not consented to...

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