Cosatu slams Mantashe, echoes calls to amend mine health and safety act

Trade union federation the Congress of South African Trade unions (Cosatu) has denounced Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s statement that bringing criminal charges against mining bosses for fatalities at mines will cripple the industry. Following the release of mining sector fatalities in 2018, President of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), Joseph Mathunjwa, called for an amendment to mining and safety legislation.