80 WORKERS IN TRUCK CRASH! Misheck Makora
The incident happened in Klapmuts, outside Cape Town, early yesterday.
EMS spokeswoman Deanna Bessick said they received a call about the incident at 7am, and 12 ambulances and two rescue cars were sent to the scene.
“Two patients are seriously injured, 27 sustained moderate to serious injuries and 51 sustained minor injuries,” she said.
Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela wished the injured workers a speedy recovery. He said the truck driver was trying to avoid crashing into a car when he lost control. He also urged drivers not to go over the vehicle capacity.
“We urge drivers, especially of trucks, to always drive with caution and not exceed the total vehicle carrying capacity. We wish all the injured workers a speedy recovery,” said Madikizela.
VICTORY FOR RETRENCHED WORKERS Numsa members protest outside Macsteel. Photo by Misheck Makora.
On Monday NUMSA took to the streets to demand that 99 workers who were retrenched from Macsteel in December be given their jobs back.
The union called off its strike after it reached an agreement with the steel producing company that the retrenched workers can return to work on Monday 25 January.
Its secretary-general Irvin Jim said they are happy that the workers have got their jobs back.
“We are pleased to say that Macsteel has agreed that all employees who were retrenched must report to their offices on Monday the 25th of January in order to discuss their placement in vacant positions available.