Striking fathers are penniless, so children of miners make do with just one meal a day from school.
NUM says one of its members has been stabbed to death on his way to work at an Amplats mine, the fifth such killing in the past two weeks.
Lonmin says it has fired 235 of its workers "who have been absent since January 23" – the day Amcu members downed tools demanding a higher salary.
Thandi Modise says she is concerned over reports that intimidation has stopped miners from accessing health services in the platinum belt.
The cost of Amcu’s 15-week wage strike and the data gathered from the mining companies’ SMS polls will be made public at the Labour Court.
The miner and striking union have denied knowledge of a hit list allegedly circulating around Marikana of miners who might return to work.
As tensions run high in Marikana, Numsa says it might strike with Amcu – whose members are demanding a R12 500 salary from Lonmin, Amplats and Impala.
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa is taking the mining giants to labour court, saying their SMS campaign violated an agreement with the union.
Joseph Mathunjwa is worried about what is happening in the platinum belt, saying it is reminiscent of the run-up to the Marikana massacre.
Following the killing of three mineworkers near Rustenburg, the police minister says policing will be stepped up when some miners return to work.
The National Union of Mineworkers says two miners have been killed while on their way to work, while another – and his wife – was killed in his home.
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa says its members have rejected the mining companies’ recent wage offer.
Many spouses of the Marikana massacre’s victims are having to balance their need for answers with a pressing need to return home and move on.
Bent but unbowed by the crippling strike, Rustenburg Impala’s rugby team has triumphed.
At an undisclosed location, mine representatives will continue to meet with Amcu – whose members downed tools demanding a basic salary of R12 500.
Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin are due to meet with Amcu workers over a revised offer submitted last week.
Police witness Mr X will be allowed to testify in camera by video link but his name and photo must be disclosed to the evidence leaders and parties.
In a letter explaining benefits the company offers miners, Lonmin says striking Amcu members are falling behind on their antiretroviral treatments.
People staying near platinum mines in Rustenburg in the North West are starving and living in fear.
Far from hurting the platinum miner, protracted labour action could put the firm on a better footing.
Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin have sent force majeure notices to some suppliers of goods and services to its strike-affected operations.
With no end in sight for Amcu’s strike in the platinum sector, an analyst has predicted producers will "implement extreme measures" to break protests.
Amcu says it will continue to strike until it gets a deal that includes a way towards its demand of R12 500, despite mining firms’ losses complaints.
Platinum companies have claimed to be in touch with employees who want to come back to work but fear being killed by protesters if they do.
Amcu members are marching to the Union Buildings, where they are set to hand over a petition raising grievances with government and mining companies.
In the first sign of compromise by the union during wage strikes this year, Amcu has revised its demand. But firms say it is still too high.
Attitudes of platinum producers and the majority union continue to harden as the strike enters it 6th week.
The CCMA has met the platinum producers’ mediators in talks aimed at ending Amcu’s strike at three platinum mining companies.
Amcu’s refusal to revise its wage demands reflect little regard for potential job losses, says platinum producers.
Platinum miners would rather endure the "short-term pain" of losing millions each day than give up ground on a wage settlement.
The head of Anglo Platinum – the world’s largest platinum producer – has earned R17.6-million while the company struggles with wage negotiations.
Wage negotiations and a mediation process, aimed at resolving the Amcu strike at Lonmin, Anglo American and Impala Platinum, is expected to resume.