Down and out

Over 70% of the migrant miners facing retrenchment from Amplats are from the poorest areas of the Eastern Cape. That means about 10 000 miners and their dependent families will be facing unemployment and poverty. What is the Eastern Cape Government do? Tell the mining house their decision is ill-considered. How about getting your @sses into gear and create some development and employment opportunities here in the East Cape instead ? Poor miners - talk about going from one deep, dark, depressing hole to another.