/ 24 August 1999

HARTBEESFONTEIN REINSTATES 9000

MANAGEMENT of the Durban Roodepoort Deep group of gold mines said on Sunday night that the 9000 miners fired from the Hartbeesfontein mine last week will return to work on Monday. The reinstatment followed talks between management and the National Union of Mineworkers. The miners were dismissed following illegal strike action over workers’ unhappiness about DRD’s R45-million purchase of the North-West mine from Avgold last Monday.