North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned in the strongest terms
possible the torching of a shack and assault of a mineworker and his
girlfriend in Thekwana outside Rustenburg for allegedly not supporting the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) strike.

Premier Modise has called on police not to leave any stone unturned to
bring those responsible to book and on members of the community to
assist unmask those behind the spate of violence and intimidation.

“Such atrocious and barbaric acts underline the need to end the
protracted strike,” Modise said.

According to police, the incident involving the mineworker affiliated
to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) occurred between midnight
and 1:00 am this morning.
The miner employed at Siphumelele 1 Shaft was allegedly assaulted for
going to work.-TDN
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