ActionSA has called on the local Jagersfontein mining company and the Free State Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) department to provide urgent financial support for the family of Solly Olifant who was run over by a truck at the mine last week.
The tragic incident occurred despite ActionSA’s request, through its legal representatives, to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Free State Cogta that mining operations be seized until the area can be secured following a mining dam-wall collapse.
The party also informed the local mining company to halt operations until the area has been deemed safe, but the request was disregarded.
ActionSA visited the family of Solly Olifant in Jagersfontein to personally convey condolences to the family and attend court proceedings.
While the Jagersfontein Magistrate Court decided to turn a case of culpable homicide into an inquest, ActionSA remains confident that the Human Rights Commission will get to the root of human rights violations in the community.
To date, the mining company has had minimal contact with the Olifant family and has shown absolutely no commitment to assist the family to bury their son. The family, therefore, has to sadly depend on the grandfather’s pension to pay for funeral expenses.
ActionSA maintains that the mine should be held accountable for the incident, cover funeral expenses and compensate the family.
The party also reiterates that mining operations in the area should cease until safety has been assured, and to prevent further avoidable accidents from occurring.
The community of Jaggersfotein has been let down by the careless actions of the mining company for too long.
ActionSA will continue to assist the family and place pressure on the relevant authorities that they receive the necessary compensation they deserve.
ActionSA Calls for Urgent Financial Support for Olifant Family After Jagersfontein Death Despite Warnings
ActionSA has called on the local Jagersfontein mining company and the Free State Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) department to provide urgent financial support for the family of Solly Olifant who was run over by a truck at the mine last week.
The tragic incident occurred despite ActionSA’s request, through its legal representatives, to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Free State Cogta that mining operations be seized until the area can be secured following a mining dam-wall collapse.
The party also informed the local mining company to halt operations until the area has been deemed safe, but the request was disregarded.
ActionSA visited the family of Solly Olifant in Jagersfontein to personally convey condolences to the family and attend court proceedings.
While the Jagersfontein Magistrate Court decided to turn a case of culpable homicide into an inquest, ActionSA remains confident that the Human Rights Commission will get to the root of human rights violations in the community.
To date, the mining company has had minimal contact with the Olifant family and has shown absolutely no commitment to assist the family to bury their son. The family, therefore, has to sadly depend on the grandfather’s pension to pay for funeral expenses.
ActionSA maintains that the mine should be held accountable for the incident, cover funeral expenses and compensate the family.
The party also reiterates that mining operations in the area should cease until safety has been assured, and to prevent further avoidable accidents from occurring.
The community of Jaggersfotein has been let down by the careless actions of the mining company for too long.
ActionSA will continue to assist the family and place pressure on the relevant authorities that they receive the necessary compensation they deserve.