Despite the negativity about it among miners, the National Union of Mineworkers still believes that it can win them back, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Families in Pondoland, a traditional source of labour, bury their men and primary earners who worked at Lonmin.
Lonmin mines has estimated that at least 57% of workers across the eastern shaft at their Platinum mine in Marikana have returned to work.
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/ 11 December 2011
Anglo American has been sued on two continents by miners wanting to be paid out after falling ill due to exposure to dangerous levels of dust.
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.
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/ 17 November 2010
The National union of Mineworkers called the South African Chamber of Mines liars for saying there has been an improvement on safety in mines.
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/ 30 September 2010
It was a bold, even desperate attempt by China’s leaders to cut the shocking death toll in its pits: send the bosses down the shaft with the miners.
Psychologists ‘happily surprised’ by condition of miners after 19 days on shift foreman’s strict rationing in underground bunker.
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/ 25 September 2008
Migrant workers in the SADC region are being doubly punished when it comes to recouping social security, writes Stuart Rothgiesser.
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/ 4 February 1994
The mining industry’s fledgling Aids agreement has struck its first rock.