Amasosha abulale abantu emayini yaseGhana i-AngloGold Ashanti
Inhlangano yabavukuzi abancane baseGhana ngeSonto ithe amasosha abulale abantu abayisishiyagalolunye abebengahlomile e-AngloGold Ashanti (AU.N), evula imayini entsha ngoMgqibelo ebusuku, kanti amasosha athi kubulawe abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni abayisikhombisa ngesikhathi kudutshulwana nabo.
UKofi Adams, usihlalo endaweni weGhana National Association of Small Scale Miners, utshele abeReuters ukuthi abantu abayisishiyagalolunye bashonile kwalimala kanzima abayishumi nane esigamekweni esenzeke endaweni yezimayini zegolide e-Obuasi esifundeni sase-Ashanti eNtshonalanga Afrika. Uthe abantu bebengahlomile.
Phambilini, amasosha aseGhana athi babalelwa kwama-60 abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni abebephethe izibhamu kanye nezinye izikhali bagqekeze uthango lwale mayini ngezithuba zehora le-11 ebusuku ngoMgqibelo base bedubula amasosha abejutshwe lapho, okwaholela ekuziphindiseleni kwamasosha.
“Lokhu akukaze kwenzeke (futhi) kunzima ukuqonda ukuthi kungani kwenzeke lokhu,” kusho u-Adams, ephawula ukuthi esikhathini esedlule, abephula umthetho phambilini babethuswa babaleke.
UMengameli waseGhana uJohn Dramani Mahama uyalele ukuthi kwenziwe uphenyo ngokushesha ngalesi sigameko, kusho ihhovisi likamengameli esitatimendeni ngeSonto.
Uhulumeni ucele i-AngloGold Ashanti ukuthi ikhokhele izindleko zokwelashwa kwabalimele kanye nezindleko zokungcwaba abashonile, kusho isitatimende seHhovisi likaMengameli. I-AngloGold Ashanti ayitholakalanga ukuthi iphawule.