North West Premier Thandi Modise has reiterated her condemnation of violence and intimidation of non-striking mineworkers in the platinum belt. This follows a shooting incident and torching of a 47-year-old miner’s car in Thekwane outside Rustenburg earlier today.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the senseless violence which does not advance the course for which miners are on strike but deepens rivalry and intolerance.” Premier Modise said.
 Modise urged parties involved in the wage dispute to find an urgent solution to end the protracted strike as its impact on the economy and the lives of miners is devastating.
It is alleged that the miner and his wife both of whom are employed at Siphumelele 1 shaft were awoken by several gunshots just after midnight.According to police, the car belonging to the man who is reportedly a member of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) while his wife is a member of the Workers Association Union (WAU) was partially burned during the incident.
In another incident,a 29-year-old member of WAU allegedly received a phone call on Sunday night  warning him not to encourage other workers to go back to work.
The man reportedly found a dead dog and a dead cat on his doorstep in the morning at around 5:30 am.
Premier Modise has called on police not to leave any stone unturned until those responsible for the terror campaign and senseless violence are behind bars.-TDN
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