Maamba coal mine retrenches who have been having wrangles over their retrenched packages among themselves have started getting their money.
The retrenches who have now split into two groups over leadership and one group filed an injunction in high court to block the money for three months withdrawal the matter following intense pressure from retrenches wives and widows.
A Check by ZANIS at the Maamba ZANACO branch found jubilant widows and retrenches wives queuing up for money.
Wrangles among the Maamba Coal mine retrenched workers erupted following the defecting group led by Boniface Chola filed an injunction other the payment of one billion Kwacha that government had released.
Despite the two groups seeking Sinazongwe District Commissioner Laiven Apuleni’s intervention they failed to reach a consensus.
However, further pressure from the retrenches wives, widows, and Mr Apuleni’s intervention the defecting group accepted to withdraw the injunction.
Secretary to the main group representing the retrenches Peter Siavuulwe confirmed that they started getting paid though the defecting group was also secretly planning to file another injunction but their plan was fouled
Two weeks ago Mr. Apuleni told both committees to swallow their pride and look at the hungry woman that have been gathering for the past three days to have the matter be resolved because it had taken three months since their money was held up in the bank.
He said whatever differences they had it had nothing to stop the widows and retrenches wives from buying mealie meal,the stepple food of Zambians.
ZANIS
