{"id":61329,"date":"2020-06-04T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T04:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mine-praised-for-cooperation-20200602-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:55:08","slug":"mine-praised-for-cooperation-20200602-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mine-praised-for-cooperation-20200602-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine praised for cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_cc0d79fd\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9 Roux\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10227\/b48ba931278f4dd3ba9fd79e8efba2ca.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bd8263867d9840bda4ccb39084806095.jpg\" title=\"Sishen Mine\u2019s general manager, Andr\u00e9 Roux, handing over 40 branded face masks and 40 thermometers to the Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nontobeko Vilakazi. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sishen Mine\u2019s general manager, Andr\u00e9 Roux, handing over 40 branded face masks and 40 thermometers to the Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nontobeko Vilakazi. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nontobeko Vilakazi, has expressed her satis\u00adfaction with the manner in which Sishen Mine responded to the Covid-19 outbreak and governments\u2019 regulations to curb the spread thereof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mine received an unannounced visit from Vilakazi and delegates on 13 May. 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