As rivals Amcu and the NUM circle over mines in a desperate attempt to wrestle power, employers might have to brace for unsettling demands.
The CCMA has postponed the hearing about the recognition agreement between unions and platinum miner Lonmin to August.
National Union of Mineworkers boss Frans Baleni has dismissed claims that he planted the woman who has accused Zwelinzima Vavi of rape.
Bruising wage negotiations between goldminers and workers look to have stalled after unions declared an official wage dispute.
A man who was beaten up at the Nkaneng informal settlement while on his way to attend an NUM recruitment rally at the Wonderkop stadium has died.
The ANC will defend the National Union of Mineworkers, the party said on Sunday.
Cosatu stands to lose millions of rands as the once mightiest of unions’ rapid fall has implications far beyond the platinum belt.
July 16, the deadline for the NUM to vacate its offices at Lonmin has arrived, though it is not quite the final nail in its coffin.
Unions across the board have stood firm on wage demands, but employers say giving in to these would have dire consequences for the industry.
The Chamber of Mines has offered a 4% industry-wide increase despite demands for up to double pay for entry-level workers.
Lonmin says it will give the NUM the boot, allowing it to recognise rival Amcu as its main union.
The National Union of Mineworkers’ bid to stave of derecognition at Lonmin pending its CCMA case has been struck off the roll with costs.
The National Union of Mineworkers has turned to the courts in a scramble to retain its status as the mine’s largest union.
Minister of Mining Susan Shabangu says she is confident that an agreement can be reached, but analysts have said unions are under pressure to deliver.
Anglo American Platinum says 11% of its workers have gone on strike.
De Beers and the National Union of Mineworkers have reached an agreement of a nine percent wage increase.
If the platinum miner disputes the action, the union may bring an urgent application before the labour court.
Amcu is insisting that gold mines more than double the wages of entry-level workers, raising the stakes for pay talks set for early next month.
A meeting between government, mining houses and trade unions aims to resolve issues facing the mining sector, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
The families of mineworkers killed in a clash with police in Marikana will conduct a cleansing ceremony of the site, says the Bojanala municipality.
Lonmin has not been notified that Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union members intend going on strike, says a spokesperson.
Amcu has threatened to serve a 48-hour strike notice if they don’t get what they want by Wednesday, but Lonmin says an agreement can be reached.
Government is far too close to the National Union of Mineworkers for a peacekeeping intervention to be nonpartisan, say analysts.
The largest labor union at Lonmin will serve a 48-hour strike notice if an agreement is not reached on recognising it as the majority union.
The National Union of Mineworkers is up against the wall as it cries conspiracy since eight of its members have been suspended over fraud allegations.
Deadly rivalry between the two unions at the Lonmin mine was further stoked after eight workers were suspended over alleged union membership fraud.
Following a string of post-Marikana deaths, witnesses due to testify say they feel unsafe and want to enter the state’s witness protection programme.
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant’s heart is in the right place, but her attempts to engage with mines’ employees and unions could be misplaced.
A National Union of Mineworkers leader has been shot dead and another wounded at a Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa, says the union.
South African gold-mining stocks surged to a four-year high as the nation’s currency plummeted and pushed the rand-price of gold higher.
US actor Danny Glover has offered his support to Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union members as they demand an increase in salary from the SAPS.
The NUM winning membership at the expense of the government-aligned labour group Amcu will slow economic growth and lead to job losses, says the ANC.