Miami Security guards not paid

JWANENG - Miami Security guards in Jwaneng say they have gone for some months without pay as the employer keeps postponing the pay dates.
One of the guards who is attached to a government department complained that he has not been paid his January wage.
The guard said they are supposed to get their salaries latest on the third of every month.
"I have not paid my rent and the landlord is angry with me. My bosses promised to pay me on February 17 but that did not happen." He said he has been calling them and he was told to check his account only to find nothing.
The guard said his site supervisor in Lobatse told him that he does not have answers to their problems, urging them to just wait and see what would happen.
However, one of the supervisors who did not want to be named said the problem was with the workers' accounts, which were not active but the security guard dismissed that, saying his account is active and he always checks it.
"It has become common for our employers to pay us late without any explanation," said Badisa.
Another Miami Security employee said he is still waiting for his December and January salaries.
"I spent my festive season broke and on duty. I borrowed money to pay rent and that money is attracting interest. This month I have been telling my landlord different stories," he said.
He said usually he receives his salary via the post office and said now the employers said they will bring the money to Jwaneng.
He said he was surprised to learn that the other supervisor had gone to Tsabong to pay guards there and will pay them later.
An ex-employee said he left the company in January after it failed to pay him.
He said he was posted at BHC offices in December but some time in January another guard was posted there and he was asked to stop work, adding that since then he has never received payment for the days he worked.
BOPA's efforts to get answers from Miami Security officials did not bear fruit as they referred the matter from one officer to another. BOPA