Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned the destruction of private and public property in the Platinum Belt.
This follows the torching of three stationary cars at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations on Wednesday morning.
Premier Modise said those behind the acts of violence and intimidation of non-striking workers associated with the AMCU strike need to be put behind bars.
“Our communities have had enough of the violence and the devastating impact of the four months old strike on their livelihood. They are yearning for peace and stability to be restored,” Modise said.
She expressed confidence that the deployment of more police in the area will bring the situation under control.
Implats spokeswoman Alice Lourens confirmed that there were no injuries during the incident as no one was in the vehicles which were parked on the mine’s property.
Police are investigating a case of arson and malicious damage to property. – SAnews.gov.za
