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The National Union of Mineworkers will march to the Union Buildings on Wednesday, asking government to take on the Optimum colliery and establish a state-owned mining company to protect the jobs of mineworkers left stranded by Tegeta’s fall into business rescue.
The union said in a statement on the march that mineworkers at Optimum and Koornfontein Colliery Mines in Mpumalanga had not received their salaries in three months.
The NUM also claims that the business rescue practitioners tasked with assisting Tegeta have tried to get kickbacks in the process of rescuing the company, adding that they did not follow due process .
Google SA s serach results have shown that American president-elect Joe Biden was the most searched political figure, alongside his deputy Kamala Harris. They were able to dethrone Donald Trump in a historic election that took place last month. Other politicians who interested South Africans include North Korean President Kim Jong-un and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
On the other hand, South African politicians who were the most searched are members of the ANC, especially ministers at the forefront of implementing government s fight against Covid-19.
Here are some of the political newsmakers of 2020
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA
The minister of basic education has had a tough year having had to ensure that schools were able to operate during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.