Mineworkers' union rejects 4% pay hike, chases 14% increase

The National Union of Mineworkers has rejected an offer of a 4% wage increase by the Chamber of Mines, after originally insisting on a 14% pay hike.

Exxaro strike forbidden by court

Mining company Exxaro has been granted a temporary interdict prohibiting workers from striking over restructuring plans at the company.

NUM to take on Petra Diamonds

Over 2 000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers are to march to the Cullinan offices of Petra Diamonds to hand over a memorandum of demands.

NUM says Exxaro workers may strike

More than Exxaro 7 000 workers may strike in the coming week over plans to rationalise the business, the National Union of Mineworkers has said.

NUM due to protest over mine deaths

The National Union of Mineworkers is planning protests and a day of mourning to highlight its concerns over mining fatalities.

SA mines face shutdown over deaths

The National Union of Mineworkers may shut the sector down for a day to protest a recent surge in mining deaths, it was reported on Friday.

NUM threatens Eskom with strike action

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Thursday it gave Eskom the option between signing a minimum service level agreement or a possible strike.

Throwing off the shackles of the past

Teba, an apartheid pariah labour recruitment agency, has reinvented itself with a new focus on community.

Worker dies at Harmony mine

A winch operator died at Harmony Gold Mining Company's Bambanani mine in the Free State after a ground fall, NUM said on Thursday.

NUM, Lonmin reach wage settlement

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and platinum producer Lonmin have reached a wage agreement after protracted talks.

Exarro workers down tools over miner's death

More than 1 000 miners will down tools at the Arnot Exarro coal mine in Mpumalanga to mourn the death of a worker.

Unions seek 'true reason' for Exxaro retrenchments

Exxaro's planned retrenchment of 300 workers would be the price of paying the company's black economic empowerment shareholders a bigger dividend.

Pamodzi mine liquidators slug it out

Correspondence between Pamodzi Gold and Aurora Empowerment Systems reveals bitter divisions among those representing different interests.

NUM to hold fresh wage talks with Lonmin

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Friday it expected to hold fresh pay talks with Lonmin, the world's third-largest platinum producer.

NUM wants Aurora liquidation nullified

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) expressed concern on Monday that assets at Aurora's Orkney and Grootvlei mines were being sold as scrap.

NUM says Northam workers to end strike

The NUM said on Monday striking workers at Northam Platinum are expected to return to work on Tuesday following a revised pay rise offer.

NUM raises mine safety debate

The SA mining sector should focus more on safety and less on meeting targets in light of the Chile accident, the National Union of Mineworkers said.

Workers start strike at Kumba

Thousands of workers at South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore mine on Monday embarked on a strike for better wages after pay rise talks collapsed.

Kumba open to talks to avert pay strike

Kumba Iron Ore said on Monday it was willing to hold fresh talks with the National Union of Mineworkers, which plans to a strike next week.

Northam raises pay offer to end strike

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Wednesday that Northam Platinum had marginally raised its pay offer to end a strike.

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