Johannesburg - Cosatu has labelled the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss an appeal application by Aurora Empowerment System directors as a “huge victory” for the company’s workers.
The federation said in statement that 5 300 mine workers lost their livelihoods as a result of the looting and economic vandalism by the Aurora directors.
The directors, Khulubuse Zuma, Zodwa Mandela, Thulani Ngubani, Solly Bhana and Fazel Bhana were found liable in their personal capacity for looting of the Pamodzi mining assets worth R1.7 billion by the North Gauteng High Court.
Cosatu demanded that they make payments soon and has called for them to be criminally charged.
“If there is justice is this country, and if we are a nation of laws, the best place for these directors is prison,” said Sizwe Pamla, Cosatu spokesperson.
The organisation has lambasted the mining sector as being run by “looters profiteers and vandals” who need to be held liable for effects felt by workers in the industry.
“The mining sector can not be left to its devices especially now that we have seen how they wrecked our economy with mine closures and retrenchments,” said Pamla.
Labour Bureau