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Mineworkers gathered in Marikana to voice their dissatisfaction with the Farlam Commission’s blasting of Amcu.

Marikana miners blast Farlam Commission report

Mineworkers in Marikana have blasted the Farlam Commission of Inquiry report for its findings against Amcu.

An estimated 100 000 miner workers affiliated to Amcu went on strike on Thursday to demand major wage increases.

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.

An estimated 100 000 miner workers affiliated to Amcu went on strike on Thursday to demand major wage increases.

Mine security and striking Amplats workers clash

Striking mine workers retaliated to being sprayed with water cannons by pelting security officials at the Khuseleka mine in Rustenburg with stones.

North West Premier Thandi Modise.

Modise: Marikana murders violate peace accord

Murders at Marikana resulting from union rivalry between the NUM and Amcu has violated the peace accord signed in February, says Thandi Modise.

The Rustenburg strike coordinating committee says the protest at Anglo American Platinum will continue despite earlier claims to the contrary.

No end in sight for Amplats strike

The Rustenburg strike coordinating committee says the protest at Anglo American Platinum will continue despite earlier claims to the contrary.

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. (Madelene Cronje, M&G)

Cosatu vows Amplats miners will be reinstated

Cosatu, during their protest march in Rustenburg, vowed that all dismissed Anglo American Platinum mineworkers would be reinstated.

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union is demanding that the minimum wage at Amplats is more than doubled to R12 500.

Second man killed in Rustenburg during violent Amplats strike

Police say a second man has died during violent protests by striking miners at the Nkaneng informal settlement in Photsaneng near Rustenburg.

The Rustenburg strike coordinating committee says the protest at Anglo American Platinum will continue despite earlier claims to the contrary.

Man burnt to death, another shot at Amplats

Police say a man has been burnt to death and another shot and wounded at Nkaneng informal settlement near Rustenburg as the Amplats strike drags on.

Amplats workers refuse to accept dismissals

Sacked Anglo American Platinum miners have refused to accept their dismissals for embarking on a wildcat strike.

The impact of the strikes in the mining and transport industry will have long-term effects on the economy that can not yet be quantified.

Mine strike spreads to chrome sector

A strike for a R12 500 monthly wage by Rustenburg platinum mine workers has spilled over into the chrome sector.

A file photograph shows striking miners at Lonmin.

Lonmin workers vow to stay away until demands are met

Striking Lonmin workers have vowed to stay away from work until their demand for a R12 500 monthly wage is met.

All 34 Lonmin mineworkers killed in a clash with police have been identified
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Chabane: All dead Lonmin miners identified

All 34 Lonmin mineworkers killed in a clash with police have been identified, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says.

Ndebele rubbishes media reports on hotel stays

Transport minister launches new road safety campaign

Sibusiso Ndebele has launched the I-Pledge road safety campaign, hoping to change the behaviour of drivers in a bid to bring down the road death toll.

Jub Jub murder trial postponed

Accident expert’s credibility questioned in Jub Jub case

The credibility of an accident reconstruction expert testifying in the Jub Jub trial has been questioned due to discrepancies in his testimony.

Cars in Jub Jub crash didn’t collide

Cars in Jub Jub crash didn’t collide, says expert

The cars of Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala did not collide with each other, an accident reconstruction expert told the court.

Black South Africans are worse off today, says Miyeni

South Africa’s economic policies favoured whites, former columnist Eric Miyeni wrote in an open letter to the ANC on Tuesday.

Bank client robberies on the rise

Robberies targeting bank clients withdrawing large amounts of cash have increased, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre has said.

Police ‘selective’ on Jub Jub crash witnesses

Police ‘selective’ on Jub Jub crash witnesses

Two witnesses who were apparently in the cars involved in Molemo Maarohanye and Temba Tshabalala’s crash say police refused to take their statements.

‘Politicians should be sent to defuse protests’

‘Politicians should be sent to defuse protests’

Politicians, not the police, should be sent to defuse service delivery protests in disillusioned communities, says former Cabinet minister Jay Naidoo.

Malema calls for ‘radical policy shift’

Malema calls for ‘radical policy shift’

African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema’s message to the mother body was clear on Sunday — move with the youth, or move out.