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National Union Of Mineworkers

One-time giant NUM counts losses
Article
/ 2 June 2016

One-time giant NUM counts losses

In addition to shedding large numbers of members, the union is in dire financial straits.

By Govan Whittles
Anglo Gold Ashanti announces big losses
Article
/ 17 August 2015

Anglo Gold Ashanti announces big losses

The bottom end of the commodities cycle continues to inflict pain on mining companies and Anglo Gold Ashanti announced even greater losses on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Worker debt is key to wage talks
Article
/ 2 July 2015

Worker debt is key to wage talks

The Chamber of Mines and National Union of Mineworkers have a case to answer about Ubank’s reckless lending.

By Staff Reporter
New hope for peace in Cosatu?
Article
/ 11 June 2015

New hope for peace in Cosatu?

New National Union of Mineworkers general secretary David Sipunzi wants to rebuild bridges within the fractured trade union federation.

By Matuma Letsoala
NUM endorses Ramaphosa and Mantashe to lead SA
Article
/ 8 June 2015

NUM endorses Ramaphosa and Mantashe to lead SA

Regional leader Mpho Phakedi wants Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe to become the next president and deputy president of the ANC and the country.

By Staff Reporter
New NUM leaders ‘have a mountain to climb’
Article
/ 6 June 2015

New NUM leaders ‘have a mountain to climb’

New National Union of Mineworkers general secretary David Sipunzi says his priority will be to return the union to its former glory.

By Staff Reporter
Lonmin’s industrial relations improve as it battles tough times
Article
/ 11 May 2015

Lonmin’s industrial relations improve as it battles tough times

The platinum miner is in "constructive, transparent and progressive" talks with unions and says business’s long-term fundamentals are intact.

By Lynley Donnelly
NUM threatens to physically remove Eskom chair
Article
/ 24 March 2015

NUM threatens to physically remove Eskom chair

If minister Lynne Brown doesn’t fire Eskom chair Tsotsi and he doesn’t voluntarily step down either, the mineworkers’ union will remove him by force.

By Matuma Letsoala
Implats pay hike a ‘fracture point’ that sparked Marikana
Article
/ 13 November 2014

Implats pay hike a ‘fracture point’ that sparked Marikana

The Farlam inquiry has heard that Lonmin miners took their cue from the violent, but effective, protests at their neighbouring platinum firm.

By Sarah Evans
Platinum mines push for automation, despite costs
Article
/ 14 October 2014

Platinum mines push for automation, despite costs

Three years of labour upheaval and a political push for safety and better wages have set in motion a drive to mechanise platinum mines.

By Ed Stoddard
NUM: Platinum workers dissatisfied with wage agreement
Article
/ 11 September 2014

NUM: Platinum workers dissatisfied with wage agreement

Noting a decline of members in Amcu, NUM’s Frans Baleni says some workers are not happy with the wage agreement that ended the platinum strike.

By Sapa
Marikana: Police were absent when miners clashed with NUM
Article
/ 29 July 2014

Marikana: Police were absent when miners clashed with NUM

A Lonmin security officer has told the Farlam commission that security forces had been frustrated by the lack of police ahead of the Marikana strike.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Crowd of protesting miners impossible to stop
Article
/ 28 July 2014

Marikana: Crowd of protesting miners impossible to stop

A member of Lonmin’s tactical response unit has told the Farlam commission that stopping the approximately 3 000 protesters was impossible.

By Sapa
Union war follows old pattern on new turf
Article
/ 20 July 2014

Union war follows old pattern on new turf

On the eastern arm of the platinum belt, a battle for supremacy is brewing between Amcu and the National Union of Mineworkers.

By Ed Stoddard
NUM members denied access to Impala, says Cosatu
Article
/ 14 July 2014

NUM members denied access to Impala, says Cosatu

Following wage negotiations in the platinum sector, which ended in June, the trade federation says NUM members are being denied access to Impala.

By Sapa
Amcu sets its sights on smaller mines
Article
/ 26 June 2014

Amcu sets its sights on smaller mines

Confident after its success on the platinum belt, the union wants to consolidate its gains in the platinum industry.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Amcu claims victory, sombre mine bosses count the costs
Article
/ 24 June 2014

Amcu claims victory, sombre mine bosses count the costs

While Amcu workers prepare to return to work on Wednesday after a successful strike, mine bosses have warned of a difficult rebuilding phase ahead.

By Sapa
Court bars Amcu from calling strikes at gold mines
Article
/ 23 June 2014

Court bars Amcu from calling strikes at gold mines

The Labour Court has handed down a final order preventing Amcu, a minority union on the gold mines, from embarking on a strike.

By Paul Burkhardt
NUM: Limiting strike lengths threatens organised labour
Article
/ 19 June 2014

NUM: Limiting strike lengths threatens organised labour

In the face of SA’s longest-running strike, organisations mull rumours of government contemplating regulating the duration of industrial action.

By Sarah Evans
Amcu members arrive in numbers at Labour Court
Article
/ 5 June 2014

Amcu members arrive in numbers at Labour Court

Members of Amcu have turned up in droves as the Labour Court was to hear the Chamber of Mines’s bid to prevent an Amcu strike in the gold sector.

By Molaole Montsho
NW premier condemns petrol bombing incident in platinum belt
Article
/ 29 May 2014

NW premier condemns petrol bombing incident in platinum belt

Supra Mahumapelo has called on communities in Sefikile, in the platinum belt, to exercise restraint after two houses were allegedly petrol bombed.

By Sapa
Inter-ministerial team expected to meet Amcu, mining bosses
Article
/ 29 May 2014

Inter-ministerial team expected to meet Amcu, mining bosses

A team of officials from various departments will meet mining bosses and Amcu over strikes in the platinum belt.

By Sapa
Amplats condemns killing of miner
Article
/ 23 May 2014

Amplats condemns killing of miner

While recognising employees’ right to strike, Anglo American Platinum has expressed its sympathy following the killing of one of its mineworkers.

By Sapa
NUM member stabbed to death on way to work
Article
/ 22 May 2014

NUM member stabbed to death on way to work

NUM says one of its members has been stabbed to death on his way to work at an Amplats mine, the fifth such killing in the past two weeks.

By Reuters
Platinum strike numbers to emerge in court
Article
/ 19 May 2014

Platinum strike numbers to emerge in court

The cost of Amcu’s 15-week wage strike and the data gathered from the mining companies’ SMS polls will be made public at the Labour Court.

By Staff Reporter
Amcu, Lonmin dismiss knowing about mineworker hit list
Article
/ 18 May 2014

Amcu, Lonmin dismiss knowing about mineworker hit list

The miner and striking union have denied knowledge of a hit list allegedly circulating around Marikana of miners who might return to work.

By Sapa
NUM tells miners to stay home in the face of Amcu intimidation
Article
/ 15 May 2014

NUM tells miners to stay home in the face of Amcu intimidation

The NUM says its members will not return to work at the platinum mines until "conditions are safe and the intimidation" by Amcu stops.

By Reuters and Sapa
Amcu’s Mathunjwa: It’s like Marikana all over again
Article
/ 14 May 2014

Amcu’s Mathunjwa: It’s like Marikana all over again

Joseph Mathunjwa is worried about what is happening in the platinum belt, saying it is reminiscent of the run-up to the Marikana massacre.

By Staff Reporter
Nathi Mthethwa condemns killing of three mineworkers
Article
/ 12 May 2014

Nathi Mthethwa condemns killing of three mineworkers

Following the killing of three mineworkers near Rustenburg, the police minister says policing will be stepped up when some miners return to work.

By Sapa
Three workers killed amid platinum belt strike – NUM
Article
/ 12 May 2014

Three workers killed amid platinum belt strike – NUM

The National Union of Mineworkers says two miners have been killed while on their way to work, while another – and his wife – was killed in his home.

By Reuters
What happens when the ANC loses its grip?
Analysis
/ 20 February 2014

What happens when the ANC loses its grip?

South Africa looks ill-prepared for a time when the ruling party no longer has credibility as a stabilising force, writes Rapule Tabane.

By Rapule Tabane
Strike begins at the world’s biggest platinum mines
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Strike begins at the world’s biggest platinum mines

Amcu members demanding a R12 500 minimum wage, have downed tools at Amplats, Implats and Lonmin mine in the North West.

By Andre Janse and Van Vuuren
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