Early this year, 955 miners were temporarily trapped at another Sibanye-Stillwater mine in Welkom, after an electric cable outage during a storm.
"I am certain we will be able to resolve the current impasse and agree on a Charter that accelerates transformation” — Ramaphosa
The moment demands boldness, and the benefits far outweigh the risk of doing nothing to shift the undesirable status quo
“The vision of a transformed industry is something all South Africans must develop together” — CEO of the Chamber of Mines Roger Baxter
The Chamber of Mines advocates public-private partnerships instead of more state involvement.
But the strategy to boost industry has a major stumbling block: readily available power.
Transnet’s chief executive explains his ideas for oiling the parastatal’s wheels.
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/ 1 November 2011
The Chamber of Mines has dismissed the calls for nationalisation and are willing to debate the issue to convince the South African public against it.
The ANC Youth League march for economic freedom has made slow progress towards the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton.
After handing over a memorandum to the Chamber of Mines, Julius Malema is leading the march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has led his thousand-strong company of marchers to the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg.
The ANC Youth League will take to the streets in October to demand the nationalisation of mines and an equal share in the country’s mineral resources.
MP’s are seeking amendments to strengthen the country’s mining charter, aimed at ensuring the industry is at least 26% black-owned by 2014.
Unions in the gold mining sector have declared a dispute which could lead to 140 000 employees downing tools.
The National Union of Mineworkers will continue talking to gold producers this week to prevent a strike, but is still holding out for a 14% wage hike.
Jimmy Manyi, the government spokesperson and BMF president, is staying well clear of the public row over the BMF’s withdrawal from Busa.
The National Union of Mineworkers has rejected an offer of a 4% wage increase by the Chamber of Mines, after originally insisting on a 14% pay hike.
The South African Chamber of Mines has expressed surprise at the government’s decision to appoint Zola Tsotsi as new chairperson of Eskom.
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/ 24 February 2011
The South African Chamber of Mines on Thursday welcomed the appointment of independent researchers to investigate the nationalisation of SA’s mines.
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/ 2 November 2010
Nationalisation has never been successful anywhere in the world, Chamber of Mines president Sipho Nkosi said on Tuesday.
Business organisations have called for the speedy resolution of a national public-service strike that started on Wednesday.
The Chamber of Mines has tabled a final wage offer for coal miners, it said on Wednesday.
Unions and gold producers met on Wednesday with a mediating authority in a bid to prevent a strike over union demands for a wage increase.
A strike is looming in the mining sector, the National Union of Mineworkers said after a deadlock in its negotiations with employers on Thursday.
Solidarity and the National Union of Mineworkers in the gold mining sector have rejected a 6% pay increase in ongoing wage talks.
The Solidarity labour union said on Tuesday it had rejected an offer for a 6,5% wage increase made by coal producers.
South Africa’s gold output fell by 10% to 49 713,6kg in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the fourth quarter of last year.
South Africa’s gold producers made an opening offer on Thursday of a 5% wage increase, which was rejected by workers who threatened to strike.
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/ 11 February 2009
Jabu Maphalala of the South African Chamber of Mines on Wednesday said the R1,8-billion boost for mining outlined in the budget was a welcome relief.
To excel in jewellery manufacturing, SA needs more than raw materials, writes David Jackson.