National Union Of Mineworkers

Cyril plays a careful game

Article Shaun De Waal - 24 May 2019

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

Amcu, govt showdown looms amidst threat to deregister union

Article Natasha Marrian - 24 Apr 2019

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

Numsa denies ‘politicised’ workers are a threat to Eskom

Article Natasha Marrian - 22 Mar 2019

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

Eskom: Army and police on standby

Article Sabelo Skiti & Thanduxolo Jika - 22 Feb 2019

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

Dissatisfied workers a real threat to power utility and economy

Article Sabelo Skiti - 15 Feb 2019

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

Fellow unions call out Amcu on strike tactics

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 15 Feb 2019

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

Sibanye-Stillwater warns of possible job cuts

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Feb 2019

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

Elections 2019 will test SA’s value system

Article Richard Calland - 30 Nov 2018

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

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

Article Tehillah Nieselow - 28 Nov 2018

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

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

Article Tehillah Nieselow - 21 Nov 2018

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

Greenpeace hits back at unions

Article Sarah Smit - 5 Nov 2018

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

Communities reject Mantashe’s mining charter

Article Govan Whittles - 27 Sep 2018

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

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