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National Union Of Mineworkers

Unions hold the cards as Eskom faces fresh strike threat
Article
/ 13 August 2018

Unions hold the cards as Eskom faces fresh strike threat

Numsa and NUM are yet to sign the latest wage offer of a 7.5% increase for 2018 and a 7% increase for the next two years

By Staff Reporter
Cosatu, NUM resolve to fight Implats retrenchments
Article
/ 6 August 2018

Cosatu, NUM resolve to fight Implats retrenchments

The mining company announced its intention to go ahead with the mass retrenchments in its strategic review last Thursday

By Sarah Smit
Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge

‘All the problems of unemployment and inequality are all getting worse since President Ramaphosa took over’

By Tebogo Tshwane
NUM, Amcu demand action after six miners killed in Limpopo blaze
Article
/ 16 July 2018

NUM, Amcu demand action after six miners killed in Limpopo blaze

The copper mine confirmed on Monday morning that six workers were killed after a blaze erupted in its underground operation in Phalaborwa

By Raeesa Pather
Still no deal in Eskom wage negotiations
Article
/ 14 July 2018

Still no deal in Eskom wage negotiations

Eskom and unions have yet to reach a wage deal nearly a month after negotiations began, with unions describing the talks as "sensitive"

By Sibongile Khumalo
Mathunjwa purges rivals in shake-up
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Mathunjwa purges rivals in shake-up

Amcu leader targets key officials amid confusion about its status as a worker-controlled union

By Govan Whittles
Mine deaths expected to hit Sibanye gold production
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Mine deaths expected to hit Sibanye gold production

The damage to infrastructure at Masakhane mine following a seismic event on May 3 2018, was among the operational disturbances the company experienced

By Sibongile Khumalo
Angry NUM members vow to boo Cyril over Eskom woes
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Angry NUM members vow to boo Cyril over Eskom woes

NUM members also intended to voice their anger at Energy Minister Jeff Radebe, who was meant to address the conference but instead travelled overseas

By Govan Whittles
Eskom tables new 4.7% wage hike offer to avert strike
Article
/ 19 June 2018

Eskom tables new 4.7% wage hike offer to avert strike

Eskom had initially offered a 0% increase for the current year, while Numsa and the National Union of Mineworkers demanded a 15% hike

By Agency
Flailing Eskom out of options
Article
/ 15 June 2018

Flailing Eskom out of options

The utility wants tariffs raised and wages frozen but the unions are not buying into its arguments

By Lynley Donnelly
Eskom to reopen negotiations with trade unions, as it warns of constrained supply
Article
/ 14 June 2018

Eskom to reopen negotiations with trade unions, as it warns of constrained supply

​Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe has committed to reopening wage talks with trade unions

By Tehillah Nieselow and Sibongile Khumalo
Unions say Eskom is seeking interdict to stop strike
Article
/ 14 June 2018

Unions say Eskom is seeking interdict to stop strike

Disgruntled workers are expected to hand over a memorandum to the power utility’s management demanding 15% wage increases

By Tehillah Nieselow and Sibongile Khumalo
Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing
Article
/ 12 June 2018

Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing

​A fourth miner has been found dead at an abandoned working area of a mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater while a fifth miner remains unaccounted for

By Marelise Van Der Merwe and Jan Bornman
Trade unions plan Eskom shutdown on Thursday over wages
Article
/ 11 June 2018

Trade unions plan Eskom shutdown on Thursday over wages

The unions are demanding a 15% increases across the board, a housing allowance increase of R2 000 and the banning of labour brokers

By Tehillah Nieselow
Faction-riven and bleeding, NUM turns on itself
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Faction-riven and bleeding, NUM turns on itself

Rival groups in the union will go head to head at its elective conference

By Govan Whittles
Cosatu, NUM call on mining companies to comply with health and safety laws
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Cosatu, NUM call on mining companies to comply with health and safety laws

At a picket outside the Chamber of Mines on Thursday, unions called for the enforcement of safety regulations

By Staff Reporter
Unions take on ‘unsafe’ mining sector
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Unions take on ‘unsafe’ mining sector

The tragedy at Sibanye Stillwater has sparked outcry about flouted safety regulations on mines

By Govan Whittles
NUM to engage Sibanye as SA mine deaths soar to 31 this year
Article
/ 7 May 2018

NUM to engage Sibanye as SA mine deaths soar to 31 this year

Early this year, 955 miners were temporarily trapped at another Sibanye-Stillwater mine in Welkom, after an electric cable outage during a storm.

By Sibongile Khumalo
NUM threatens to end ANC support over green power
Article
/ 5 April 2018

NUM threatens to end ANC support over green power

NUM has hit out at Radebe on the IPP deal, threatening to end its support for the political party

By Tehillah Nieselow
Mining ends Gwede’s mantashing
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Mining ends Gwede’s mantashing

The minister wants to breathe new life into an industry hamstrung by his predecessor

By Tebogo Tshwane
Zwane and his charter may be toast
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Zwane and his charter may be toast

Mining communities and industry want the minister’s charter scrapped and talks restarted

By Govan Whittles
‘We can’t support our families’ — Workers at Gupta-owned coal mine down tools
Article
/ 21 February 2018

‘We can’t support our families’ — Workers at Gupta-owned coal mine down tools

​Mineworkers at the Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga downed tools over the uncertainty of their jobs and the future of the mine.

By Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa: Money or the workers?
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Ramaphosa: Money or the workers?

Is he the one to rescue the ANC and South Africa? There is no telling from his contradictory record

By Niren Tolsi
Mantashing his way to the top
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Mantashing his way to the top

Gwede may tout himself as ‘a solution looking for problems’ but has his own ambitions, insiders say

By Niren Tolsi
Guptas face revolt from mineworkers as Zwane battles to hang on
Article
/ 10 October 2017

Guptas face revolt from mineworkers as Zwane battles to hang on

The Gupta family is battling to protect its interests in the mining sector.

By Staff Reporter
Numsa scores from NUM battles
Article
/ 28 September 2017

Numsa scores from NUM battles

While union officials in the Klerksdorp area fight for control, its majority is being whittled away

By Govan Whittles
NUM’s post-Marikana London visit
Article
/ 8 September 2017

NUM’s post-Marikana London visit

The union is split after insider claims that its bosses reassured British investors after the massacre

By Govan Whittles
Brics is not all it’s cracked up to be
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Brics is not all it’s cracked up to be

Zuma and his cohorts appear to have little understanding of the true nature of the troubled grouping.

By Patrick Bond and Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa’s Rustenburg riddle: He backs out of NUM youth rally
Article
/ 24 June 2017

Ramaphosa’s Rustenburg riddle: He backs out of NUM youth rally

"​ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa backed out from addressing the National Union of Mineworkers members for the third time this month."

By Govan Whittles
ANC at war with workers, NUM claims
Article
/ 9 June 2017

ANC at war with workers, NUM claims

The union is calling on the party to heal the rift it has created within the ‘delicate’ tripartite alliance

By Govan Whittles
NUM members down tools at Eskom despite the illegal strike putting their jobs at risk
Article
/ 9 August 2016

NUM members down tools at Eskom despite the illegal strike putting their jobs at risk

The union rejected a wage hike offer but its main demand is for certain workers to be declared non-essential and to have the right to strike.

By Govan Whittles
Share price not hurt by platinum mine ructions
Article
/ 10 June 2016

Share price not hurt by platinum mine ructions

Northam Platinum has done “fantastically” compared with other platinum mines.

By Staff Reporter
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