The metal’s futures for June delivery have risen to $823 an ounce, the highest since August 2011 as a result of concerns about a supply shortage.
EFF leader Julius Malema has told mineworkers in Rustenburg to intensify their strike for a better wage.
Kanana’s miners are being hounded by creditors and their childrens’ school fees are unpaid, but breaking the strike is out of the question.
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An estimated 100 000 miner workers affiliated to Amcu went on strike on Thursday to demand major wage increases.
Northam Platinum workers belonging to the National Union of Mineworkers have marched on the company’s offices to hand over a memorandum of demands.
Amcu, the biggest union at Amplats, will ask members to decide on a possible strike in January after a two-week break.
Over 7 000 NUM members representing approximately 80% of the workers at the Northam platinum mine have gone on strike, says the union.
Amplats should ride out the current strike rather than give in to Amcu’s demands to retract its planned job cuts, says Coronation Asset Management.
Countrywide strikes by mining, transport and metalworkers has weakened the rand and eroded investor confidence.
Union leaders have warned that mine owners’ handling of pay talks could provoke violence in Tuesday’s strikes in the gold sector.
Thousands of workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in East London have embarked on a strike for the first time in 24 years, reports the Daily Dispatch.
Noises believed to be gunshots were heard inside the Wonderkop Stadium, in Marikana, while striking miners gathered for a meeting.
An unprotected strike at coal miner Exxaro has spread, bringing production to a halt, says the company.
Anglo American Platinum workers in Rustenburg have returned to work after clashes and work stoppages.
In this week’s Weekend 101, the race for Mangaung becomes more interesting, the Spear is declassified and Twilight comes to town.
Malema addressed disgruntled soldiers who were placed on special leave and used the opportunity to take a dig at Jacob Zuma and the ANC
Public service unions have declared a formal dispute with the government, raising the prospect of a major strike after months of wage negotiations.
Almost 100Â 000 public servants have been on strike in Botswana since Monday last week, in an unprecedented display of popular militancy.
Cosatu on Monday condemned the death of a Samwu member who was allegedly killed by police while striking in Pretoria last week.
Pupils weren’t the only victim of the strike; teachers’ ethics also came under siege.
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A strike by Metrorail workers continued into a fourth day on Thursday, despite a court interdict ordering them back to work, the company said.
As the Telkom workers’ strike action gains momentum, Eskom workers are vowing to plunge the country into darkness next week.
I drive past the Soccer City construction site twice every weekday, and I am a chief critic of the progress, or the lack thereof, that takes place.
Construction workers are expected to strike on Wednesday, halting work across the country, including at stadiums for the 2010 World Cup.
Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers Union and Metrobus have deadlocked, with the possibility of a secondary strike being mooted.
Negotiations regarding the Metrobus strike were adjourned on Monday at a sensitive stage, a Metrobus spokesperson said.
Negotiations continued into Wednesday night between the South African Municipal Workers Union and Metrobus in a bid to end the bus drivers’ strike.
Johannesburg Metro Bus commuters resorted to alternative transport again on Thursday as municipal bus operators continued their strike.
The Johannesburg Metro Bus drivers’ strike will enter its third day on Thursday, although talks are at an advanced stage, the company said.
A strike in the road freight industry, which has seen at least 300 petrol stations run dry in the past week, continues on Tuesday.
Engen has contingency plans should Tuesday’s strike by transport workers go ahead, the fuel distributor said on Monday.
Striking cash-in-transit workers intend taking to the streets of Johannesburg if wage negotiations on Monday afternoon fail.