Minister urges mines to test without fear of mine closure

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday urged mines to test for Covid-19 to the full extent without fearing mine closure. The Minister was responding to a media question on the steps the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) was taking to end the backlog of close to 100 000 tests and how testing could be increased. He was also questioned on what would trigger a mine shutdown.