NUMSA SUSPENDS AMPLATS STRIKE

ANGLO American Platinum Corporation (Amplats) said that the National Union of Metal Workers of SA (Numsa) has informed it that the union will suspend strike action at Rustenburg Base Metals Refiners (RBMR). “We have been told by Numsa that they are going to suspend their strike pending further negotiations and that they will urge their members to go back to work,” said Amplats spokesman Mike Mtakati. Amplats said earlier on Tuesday that it eached an 8% wage deal with the 260 employees represented by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) at RBMR.