Statement on Marikana and Covenants
Situation Update
The situation on the ground at Marikana remains calm. As of today around 33% of the Company's 28,000-strong workforce reported for work, including approximately one in five of the RDOs.
The Government of South Africa, Lonmin and the unions are in agreement that the best way to start to rebuild trust is to return to something closer to normality, albeit gently and carefully and in tandem with counselling and support work, and including the financial and logistical support for those affected, that Lonmin and others are undertaking.
We are working alongside the unions as they also want their members to report for work. Given the traumatic events of the last 10 days this is a delicate process and it will take time for people to come to terms with what has happened. Nothing is being done to risk the continued calm on the ground. Safety and public order are the priorities of everyone involved in this process.
There is a highly visible police and security presence at the operations, a communication programme involving leaflets, local radio, an SMS text system and word of mouth, and an emergency number for the reporting of any incidents of intimidation.