Mining Strikes

Amcu: Sibanye strike will go ahead

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Apr 2016

An Tuesday court interdict has failed to thwart Amcu's plans to strike at several Sibanye gold mines, where it is the majority union.

Community klaar with Finnish mine

Article Drew Forrest - 19 Dec 2014

A major source of income and jobs is on hold while the company tries to find a solution.

Amplats may sell SA mines as strike hits profit

Article Andre Janse & Van Vuuren - 21 Jul 2014

Anglo American Platinum, may sell some mines after profits for the first half of the year fell 88%, following a five-month strike.

Mining strike hangover lingers painfully

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Jul 2014

Pay cheques are in but many business owners will struggle to recover from the five-month platinum mine wage dispute.

Tsunami mining strike changes landscape

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2014

Retrenchments in the platinum mining sector are now all but inevitable, say labour experts.

Amcu shifts strike goalposts

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 19 Jun 2014

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.

SA platinum strike gives Zim a lift

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jun 2014

The short-term benefit is likely to be higher prices – and investors will start looking elsewhere.

Mining capital must play ball to save the sector

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jun 2014

An orderly restructuring of the platinum industry is essential after the longest strike in our history, writes Gilad Isaacs.

Workers rally to a different flag

Article Leonard Gentle - 12 Jun 2014

The realignment of the labour landscape is a positive step towards blue-collar empowerment.

Editorial: Mantashe trades straw men for scarecrows

Article Editorial - 12 Jun 2014

Does Gwede Mantashe expect us to believe that four people are solely responsible for the longest, most bitter strike in South Africa's history?

How long could the mines hold out?

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jun 2014

Platinum stockpiles and a market surplus mean the mineworker strike is almost convenient for the mining companies.

Is the EFF the calm before a real leftist storm?

Article Staff Reporter - 15 May 2014

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.

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