Unions reject gold mines' pay offer

Solidarity and the National Union of Mineworkers in the gold mining sector have rejected a 6% pay increase in ongoing wage talks.

NUM calls for urgent pay rises for doctors

The National Union of Mineworkers has called on government to urgently implement occupation specific pay rises for medical doctors.

Zuma to focus on safety, black ownership in mining

President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday he plans to focus on enforcing safety measures to curb mining deaths which have hurt output.

SA unions reject wage offer from gold firms

South Africa's gold producers made an opening offer on Thursday of a 5% wage increase, which was rejected by workers who threatened to strike.

Mineral rights ruling won't help poor, says NUM

The disadvantaged are unlikely to benefit from a high court ruling on mineral rights, the National Union of Mineworkers said on Wednesday.

Mining cries crisis

Labour unions have welcomed the proposed delay in implementing the new mineral and mining royalties legislation as a good way to protect jobs.

Union warns of strike in face of retrenchments

The National Union of Mineworkers in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday called on the economic development minister Zweli Mkhize to help stop retrenchments.

NUM: Safety audit 'extremely worrying'

The National Union of Mineworkers on Tuesday said the Presidential Mine Safety Audit report released this week contained "extremely worrying trends".

NUM urges release of safety report

The National Union of Mineworkers has called for the release of the presidential audit on health and safety in the mining industry.

Thousands of miners to down tools on day of mourning

Eleven thousand miners at the Gold Fields Beatrix mine in the Free State will down tools on Thursday as part of a day of mourning, NUM says.

Worker dies at Northam Platinum mine

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Tuesday that a worker had died at Northam Platinum's Rustenburg mine following an explosion.

Workers down tools at Anglo Coal mine

More than 500 workers at Anglo Coal, a division of global miner Anglo American, downed tools on Tuesday to mark the death of a worker.

Shilowa 'tried to destroy the ANC'

Mbhazima Shilowa was sharply criticised by the tripartite alliance on Wednesday, while Jacob Zuma prepared to discuss the breakaway movement on TV.

Motlanthe calls for party unity

President Kgalema Motlanthe will not be easily influenced by the ANC's leftist allies to make policy changes.

NUM slams mining deaths

Three miners have died in the past two days from separate accidents, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday.

Union concerned about latest mining deaths

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was saddened by Friday's news of the deaths of another three mineworkers.

NUM reports fatality at Implats Rustenburg ops

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday reported a fatality at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operations.

Miner dies at Anglo Platinum's Amandebult mine

A mineworker died at Anglo Platinum's Amandebult mine in the early hours of Monday morning, the National Union of Mineworkers said.

Two Rivers platinum mine faces strike

South Africa's biggest mineworkers' union may call a strike at the jointly owned Two Rivers platinum mine over disputes which include wages.

SA to release mine safety report 'soon'

SA has completed a nationwide safety audit of mines, and a report on its findings will be released "soon", an official said on Thursday.

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