National Union Of Mineworkers – The Mail & Guardian

/ 7 January 2025

SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 23 July 2024

Malema calls Ramaphosa thin-skinned

Unchastened after a rebuke from the president, the EFF leader reiterated his claim that Ramaphosa sold mineworkers down the river

By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 22 July 2024

Ramaphosa rebukes Malema’s allegations of betrayal during liberation struggle

The president cautioned the Economic Freedom Fighters leader to play the ball, not the man

By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 7 August 2023

Gwede Mantashe: Suspension of NUM general secretary is ‘madness’

The ANC chairperson said the issue of weakened labour unions needed to be addressed, or unions would disappear

By Lizeka Tandwa

Opinion

/ 31 October 2022

Ramaphosa: From robust and resolute to risk averse

In the 1980s NUM leader and 2020s president seem to be two different people But there may be value in his ‘waiting a bit’

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By Richard Calland

Business

/ 19 August 2022

Don’t privatise electricity in South Africa

South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security

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By Duma Gqubule

National

/ 5 July 2022

Eskom and unions reach wage agreement, workers back at work

The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike

By Anathi Madubela

Opinion

/ 1 July 2022

God, the Gunners and Gordhan

Number 1 should take some tips from Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and finally clear the cabinet of some deadwood

By Paddy Harper

Business

/ 13 April 2022

Workers clearly do not support strike action, insists Sibanye-Stillwater

The mine’s two largest unions have accused it of being the ‘worst employer among workers’ and are threatening a secondary strike.

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 9 November 2021

Despite Eskom woes, De Ruyter will not resign of “own accord”

Power utility plans to move to stage three rolling blackouts from Wednesday

By Eunice Masson and Marcia Zali

Business

/ 9 November 2021

Vavi, NUM add to calls for De Ruyter and company to leave Eskom

Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery

By Emsie Ferreira

Business

/ 23 September 2021

Mining industry vaccinates over 200 000 workers, mandatory vaccination not on the cards for now

Minerals Council aims to get 80% of its workforce vaccinated by November

By Marcia Zali

National

/ 11 August 2021

Denel aims to be sustainable within five years, but needs a bigger cash injection

The parastatal has struggled with financial constraints for some time, partly blamed on wasteful expenditure and the inability to create revenue

By Chris Gilili

Business

/ 28 May 2021

No retrenchments as Eskom forges ahead with unbundling

The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 15 January 2021

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom

By Emma Balfour

Opinion

/ 16 July 2020

Eskom must lead the energy shift

Any plans to change from coal-fired power to renewable and affordable electricity must include turning the power utility into a true public entity

By Sandra van Niekerk

Article

/ 14 February 2020

Unions vow to push ‘battle for survival’ at SAA

The Labour Court dismisses an application by Numsa and Sacca to have planned job cuts at SAA scrapped

By Thando Maeko

Article

/ 14 February 2020

Cyril’s style is to inspire the nation

His visionary pragmatism and his aim – together with SA’s citizens — is to build a capable state

By Klaus Kotze

Article

/ 24 May 2019

Cyril plays a careful game

The president may have kept his cards close to his chest but now he has to make bold moves

By Shaun De Waal

Article

/ 24 April 2019

Amcu, govt showdown looms amidst threat to deregister union

Amcu — which rose to prominence during the labour unrest which led to the Marikana massacre in 2012 — began as a breakaway from the ANC-aligned NUM

By Natasha Marrian

Article

/ 22 March 2019

Numsa denies ‘politicised’ workers are a threat to Eskom

Numsa’s general secretary says the party’s aim is to push the workers’ interest in all sectors of society.

By Natasha Marrian

Article

/ 22 February 2019

Eskom: Army and police on standby

The utility fears sabotage if Nersa doesn’t grant a price hike, which may lead to retrenchments

By Sabelo Skiti and Thanduxolo Jika

Article

/ 15 February 2019

Dissatisfied workers a real threat to power utility and economy

While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on

By Sabelo Skiti

Article

/ 15 February 2019

Fellow unions call out Amcu on strike tactics

Central to the dispute between Amcu and Sibanye are efforts to verify union membership numbers

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 14 February 2019

Sibanye-Stillwater warns of possible job cuts

The gold producer is locked in an ongoing wage dispute with AMCU and is facing ongoing losses at its gold operations

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 30 November 2018

Elections 2019 will test SA’s value system

The president and his party face a difficult time in the months ahead and the outcome is far from certain

By Richard Calland

Article

/ 28 November 2018

New offer to end Gold Fields strike likely to be rejected, says union

NUM downed tools on November 2 in protest against 1 082 employees and 420 contractors losing their positions

By Tehillah Nieselow

Article

/ 21 November 2018

Amcu firm on Sibanye strike, warns of fresh strike in platinum sector

Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa promised to embark on a secondary strike in the platinum sector, at a yet-to-be-determined date

By Tehillah Nieselow

Article

/ 5 November 2018

Greenpeace hits back at unions

After calling on South Africa to cut down on coal, the environmental activist organisation has been criticised as anti-worker

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 27 September 2018

Communities reject Mantashe’s mining charter

Community umbrella body Macua says consultation road shows were short and the process flawed

By Govan Whittles

Article

/ 17 August 2018

Cosatu’s boss loses favour to his deputy

The NUM and Nehawu are leading Zingiswa Losi’s campaign to replace S’dumo Dlamini

By Govan Whittles

Article

/ 14 August 2018

Gold Fields set to cut jobs in restructure

The mining company is set to cut more jobs despite numerous restructuring efforts

By Gemma Ritchie

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