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Fired Kumba miners now destitute

Fired Kumba miners now destitute

17 May 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
Workers have turned to the union they scorned at the time of the unprotected strike - the National Union Mineworkers.
Government may impose export tax on iron ore, steel

Government may impose export tax on iron ore, steel

06 Dec 2012 13:30 - Lynley Donnelly
The government may be looking to implement export taxes on iron ore and steel products, it announced in a post Cabinet briefing.
Kumba workers threaten trainees after bail hearing postponed

Kumba workers threaten trainees after bail hearing postponed

18 Oct 2012 15:22 - Lisa Steyn
Striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine have disrupted training of workers, following a postponed bail hearing.
Seven protesters injured during Kumba mine raid

Seven protesters injured during Kumba mine raid

16 Oct 2012 10:43 - Lisa Steyn
The Kathu Medi-Clinic has confirmed that seven protesters have been admitted with minor injuries after the police's early morning raid at Sishen mine.
Kumba axes over 100 protesting workers

Kumba axes over 100 protesting workers

16 Oct 2012 06:50 - Sapa
About 120 striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape, have been dismissed after failing to attend disciplinary hearings.
Kumba protesters in danger of being jobless and homeless

Kumba protesters in danger of being jobless and homeless

15 Oct 2012 15:09 - Lisa Steyn
The strike at Kumba Iron Ore's mine is coming to a head as workers face the real threat of losing their jobs and eviction from the mine's premises.
Iron miners go on wildcat strike

Iron miners go on wildcat strike

03 Oct 2012 15:28 - Reuters
Miners at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine have gone on a wildcat strike - a fresh sign of escalating labour unrest in Africa's largest economy.
Cash for growth and dividends

Cash for growth and dividends

04 May 2012 10:31 - Lisa Steyn
Companies have defended their money management strategies after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan lashed out over lack of investnment.

Mining supertax, more beneficiation in ANC's cross hairs

09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Kevin Davie
The ANC policy document (sims) has proposed a 50% tax on super-profits and stands to enable the state to intervene in price setting.
Sishen mine fraud case intensifies

Sishen mine fraud case intensifies

24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Lionel Faull
Details have emerged of disputed alibis and further shenanigans in the battle between Kumba and Imperial Crown Trading to secure the rights to Sishen.
NPA mum on prosecutor's suspension

NPA mum on prosecutor's suspension

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Lionel Faull
Prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach is still waiting to hear from the NPA what she has done wrong.
Sishen Part 3: Prosecutor takes flak

Sishen Part 3: Prosecutor takes flak

10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Observers fear Glynnis Breytenbach is the victim of collateral damage in the battle between the Sishen mining rivals.

Sishen Part 2: Mystery death of a lonely official

10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Lawyer says a department manager died as he was about to spill the beans about controversial deal.
Shock and ore: Dirt flies in Sishen battle

Shock and ore: Dirt flies in Sishen battle

10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
The three-year battle between Imperial Crown Trading and Kumba Iron Ore for a multibillion-rand stake in Sishen is getting dirtier and dirtier.
Sishen rivals braced for verdict

Sishen rivals braced for verdict

15 Dec 2011 00:00 - Lionel Faull
Much rests on a court decision on who owns a minority stake in the lucrative mine.
Christmas comes to Sishen mine

Christmas comes to Sishen mine

07 Nov 2011 13:52 - Lisa Steyn
Workers at Kumba's operation in the Northern Cape will soon receive an empowerment windfall.

Hawks turn the screws on Imperial

30 Sep 2011 00:00 - Lionel Faull
Legal battle for the world's biggest opencast iron ore mine intensifies with new claims of forgery.
Due diligence 'scuppered' Arcelor deal

Due diligence 'scuppered' Arcelor deal

30 Sep 2011 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
An internal due diligence process may be at the heart of the failed empowerment deal between steel giant ArcelorMittal and the Ayigobi Consortium.

ArcelorMittal ends talks on Kumba BEE deal

27 Sep 2011 11:10 - Staff Reporter
ArcelorMittal says it would not proceed with a much-criticised black economic empowerment deal after its conditions were not met by Kumba Iron Ore.

State to charge Kumba over Sishen dispute

17 Aug 2011 13:21 - Staff Reporter
The state is due to lay charges against Kumba Iron Ore over its application for a mining right over the company's Sishen mine it did not yet own.

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