By Gomolemo Mothomogolo
Action SA has vowed to continue its bid to have the container with the three lily mineworkers retrieved.
It has been six years since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda, and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped underground when the Lily mine container collapsed in Mpumalanga in 2016.
Action SA leader Herman Mashaba led a picket outside the Department of Mineral and Energy in Sunnyside on Tuesday.
“Our legal team will await the Minister’s response. We have given him 14 days to revert; if not, we will look at our other options. Fortunate enough, we operate in a constitutional democracy. We will hold this government accountable until that container is retrieved,” said Mashaba.
The party wants the National Prosecuting Authority to institute criminal charges against mining executives, it is also demanding that the litigations should stop and stakeholders must start negotiations to retrieve the container.
Action SA has not ruled out heading back to court if the minister fails to respond to the demands.