Dwarsrivier Chrome Mineworkers Down Tools After Colleague Tests Positive For COVID-19

Chester Makana

Workers at the Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine between Burgersfort and Lydenburg in Limpopo have refused to go underground for the day and night shifts after one of their workers tested positive for COVID-19.

Inside Politics has seen a copy of a memorandum signed by the mine’s general manager Rian Burger on Monday informing employees of the positive test.

“The affected person was detected during the screening process on the 29 April 2020, prior the commencement of the shift,” the memo reads.

According to the company, the affected employee’s last shift was on March 26 and she never visited the mine since the commencement of the nationwide lockdown.

“On 29 April 2020 prior the commencement of the shift, the employee was subjected to the screening process, as part of the return to work protocols. During the screening process the employee presented with signs and symptoms of flu and was then