An Tuesday court interdict has failed to thwart Amcu’s plans to strike at several Sibanye gold mines, where it is the majority union.
A major source of income and jobs is on hold while the company tries to find a solution.
Anglo American Platinum, may sell some mines after profits for the first half of the year fell 88%, following a five-month strike.
Pay cheques are in but many business owners will struggle to recover from the five-month platinum mine wage dispute.
Retrenchments in the platinum mining sector are now all but inevitable, say labour experts.
SA’s longest strike is inching towards a close. But in Rustenburg, Amcu is the name trending on shop floor lips as a game changer on the labour front.
The short-term benefit is likely to be higher prices – and investors will start looking elsewhere.
An orderly restructuring of the platinum industry is essential after the longest strike in our history, writes Gilad Isaacs.
The realignment of the labour landscape is a positive step towards blue-collar empowerment.
Does Gwede Mantashe expect us to believe that four people are solely responsible for the longest, most bitter strike in South Africa’s history?
Platinum stockpiles and a market surplus mean the mineworker strike is almost convenient for the mining companies.
The red berets have won over a large number of former ANC supporters in North West, despite the party being less than a year old.
To strike is to suffer through wageless months at the mines on the platinum belt in North West, but the alternative is unthinkable.
A growing group of striking mineworkers has begun marching in protest against Lonmin’s call for miners to return to work.
Violence is flaring up on the platinum belt as miners are divided between those wanting to return to work and those threatening them if they do.
Amplats is just the first of the three major producers Amcu expects a response from after delivering a list of mineworkers’ grievances.