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Cosatu engages industry and govt in talks amid mining job cuts
Following plans by embattled mining houses to retrench thousands of workers, labour federation Cosatu yesterday launched last-ditch efforts to engage…
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Gold One miners at sixes & sevens on next move after 400 dismissals
Some disgruntled mineworkers at the Gold One Modder East mine are plotting their next move after the company axed hundreds…
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More than 2 000 Impala Platinum miners yet to share demands
A total of 63 miners have resurfaced overnight from Impala Platinum’s mine in Rustenburg. It follows an underground sit-in by…
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24 Bakubung Platinum mine workers resurface as sit-in continues
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says 24 of the more than 250 mineworkers staging a sit-in underground at the…
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Mine workers’ safety in sharp focus
The National Union of Mineworkers says more needs to be done to protect and save the lives of mine workers.…
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Government working on solutions to end blackouts, says Paul Mashatile
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government is working on solutions to end blackouts. He says fixing Eskom’s operational…
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Unions reveal culture of fear at Eskom
Eskom managers do not listen to low-level workers according to the National Union of Mineworkers. The union says this is…
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Eskom plans to extend Koeberg power plant’s lifespan by 20 years
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said they were “pro-nuclear” and that’s why the company wanted to extend the lifespan of…
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Eskom employees expected to decide on new wage by Tuesday
Eskom employees are expected to make a decision on a new wage by Tuesday before the central bargaining forum reconvenes.…
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Unions take Eskom’s wage offer to members
Unions will be meeting with their members to discuss the proposed wage offer from Eskom, that’s after a proposed agreement…
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NUM and AMCU demand R1 000 wage increase
Members of the National Union of Mineworkers and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union are calling for wage increases.…
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NUM joins calls for Eskom CEO to go
The National Union of Mineworkers says Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, and the entire board must all go. The union…
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NUM expresses concern over rush to phase out coal
The National Union of Mineworkers says South Africa should not be rushed into phasing out the use of coal. It…
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Unions join forces to fight Sibanye Gold
The country’s four mining trade unions The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU),…
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NUM: Eskom wage increase illegal
The National Union of Mineworkers is fighting what it calls illegal decisions by Eskom. The power utility is implementing a…
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Denel owes workers R500 million
It’s unclear where Denel will get the R500-million to pay workers their outstanding salaries. National Union of Mineworkers coordinator, Mawonga…
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National Union of Mineworkers takes aim at Mineral Resources in battle for wages
The National Union of Mineworkers wants wage increases of at least 15 per cent for three years in the gold…
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Pravin Gordhan must step down, say Num and Numsa
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) on Wednesday picketed outside Eskom’s…
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NUM lashes out at Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has lashed out at President Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC, Cosatu and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede…
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NUM welcomes Eskom bailout, demands audit
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling for an internal audit at Eskom. The union has welcomed a further…
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Ramaphosa warns employers to implement minimum wage
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked all employers to implement the National Minimum Wage with immediate effect and warned employers who…
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Mantashe to discuss Mining Charter with industry
Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe will host key roleplayers in the mining industry this weekend for the long-awaited Mining…
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National Union of Mineworkers threatens a national blackout
In an interview with Times Select this week‚ newly elected NUM president Joseph Montisetsi said the country would face mass…
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