"Botswana: BCL - Workers' "Final Assault", 6 Nov 2016

BCL miners got the shock of their life on Monday upon learning that there is no money to pay their terminal benefits, when they received termination letters from the liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren. The termination letter does not commit to any specific time frame for payment of the miners' dues..."I have no option but to terminate your contract of employment with the company...Payment of terminal benefits will be subject to the provision of funding" [wrote Waren]...[T]he liquidator told the miners in no uncertain terms that going forward he cannot guarantee their continued residence in BCL houses and the mine will no longer pay housing allowance for those accommodated elsewhere...Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) General Secretary Mbiganyi Moffat Ramokate reacted with shock at the contradicting decisions from government and the liquidator, which he said is causing a lot of confusion among the miners, further aggravating their perilous situation.