Implats miners have downed tools in protest over the arrest of their colleagues and leaders implicated in last week’s clashes between rival unions.
Arriving to a rapturous welcome, Julius Malema has urged Implats mineworkers to resolve their strike by being "militant and radical, but peaceful".
ANCYL president Julius Malema told striking Implats workers they must negotiate to end their strike and to not allow management to divide them.
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/ 21 February 2012
Striking Impala Platinum mine workers say they "cannot survive" on the salaries they are paid, demanding "R9 000 and nothing else" from the company.
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/ 19 February 2012
Between 350 and 400 people have been arrested for looting and malicious damage to property after an illegal mineworkers’ strike in Rustenburg.
Police question the North West figures accused of corruption by assassinated Moss Phakoe again.
A Rustenburg municipal councillor was killed within days of reporting a dodgy contract.
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/ 13 February 2011
Supra Mahumapelo made a dramatic comeback on Saturday when he elected as the ANC leader in the North West.
The outbursts by England coach Fabio Capello and Wayne Rooney this week are a fair indication that a US victory wouldn’t be considered an upset.
Nightlife in Rustenburg is limited but there are ample bars and clubs to keep you busy for a few days.
While Rustenburg is one of South Africa’s smaller and less bustling cities, it offers spectacular must-do outdoor experiences.
Rustenburg sex worker Tshepiso Khoza is hoping to get off the street with the money she makes from the Soccer World Cup later this year.
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/ 16 September 2009
Kaizer Chiefs were gifted a soft penalty to secure a 1-0 win over Platinum Stars to move up from the bottom of the PSL standings on Tuesday night.
Rustenburg may be hosting only six 2010 Cup matches, but the excitement on the ground could pass for that in a city preparing to stage the final.
Impala Platinum said on Tuesday a strike by workers had halted its largest operation in South Africa.
Rustenburg football fans welcome the Telkom Charity Cup to their city on Saturday.
Former miner Oleseng Mokoena has broken 15 plates and a dozen wine glasses since becoming a waiter in Rustenburg a month ago.
Rustenburg hosts its biggest football match when Bafana Bafana face New Zealand in a winner-takes-all Confederations Cup clash on Wednesday.
Mooinooi, a one-employer town, where many workers have a single skill, is hurting badly as a result of Wall Street’s excesses.
Mooinooi resident: Everyone is suffering here. Women will start to sell their bodies and there will be an increase in pregnancy.
Every night, John Lepota heads to the communal TV room at his mineworkers compound to faithfully check the latest platinum price on the evening news.
Unemployment and a lack of access to good education made me leave home in the 1980s and I see that my children are following in the same footsteps.
Church members, mostly in their twenties and thirties and in their Sunday best, hug one another as they file into the vibey, charismatic church.
In British street slang, when something is good it’s ”diamond”. In Rustenburg, another underground treasure, platinum, is the adjective of prestige.
North West Premier Edna Molewa and her husband were shot at while returning from a funeral in Rustenburg, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Football gets bigger than dribbling in the street for two orphans from Rustenburg, writes Lucky Sindane.
Free State Stars could not have played wounded Moroka Swallows at a worse time, says Stars coach Steve Komphela.
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/ 12 February 2009
Moroka Swallows will take a psychological advantage into their Soweto Derby against Orlando Pirates on Sunday, claims the Birds assistant coach.
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/ 5 December 2008
Even a purse of ,2-million has done little to entice the multimillion-dollar athletes to Sun City for this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge.
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/ 24 November 2008
The father of Skierlik murderer Johan Nel may be recharged with the negligent handling of a firearm, police said on Monday.
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/ 20 November 2008
Bafana Bafana claimed a fourth consecutive international victory on Wednesday by edging Cameroon 3-2 in a Nelson Mandela Challenge thriller.
Moroka Swallows turned in one of their best displays for years to beat their old enemy Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 in an Absa Premiership Soweto derby.