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Infighting: Three unions at Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine have accepted a wage offer, but Amcu members are still holding out for a better deal. (Oupa Nkosi)

Fellow unions call out Amcu on strike tactics

Central to the dispute between Amcu and Sibanye are efforts to verify union membership numbers

Coal workers end strike after settling wage deal

The strike in the coal industry has ended after agreement on wage increases ranging from 8%, depending on job category.

Acid mine drainage reaches Cradle of Humankind

Decisive action has become imperative as acidic mine water has reached the Cradle of Humankind from the West Rand.

Mine deaths: Union points finger at illegal miners

Illegal miners may have ambushed a proto team working underground at Harmony’s Phakisa mine, leading to their deaths, trade union Uasa says.

Union: ‘Matric is simply not enough’

Matrics will need to obtain further skills in order to find viable employment, the United Association of South Africa union said on Sunday.

Nationwide employees face financial woes

Employees of Nationwide have been left financially stranded because of technical issues surrounding the liquidation of the airline, the United Association of South Africa (Usasa)…

Report says SA salaries to rise by 12%

Salaries should increase on average by about 11,8% in 2008, an employment report released on Thursday shows. ”Higher inflation makes for high salary increases,” said economist…

Travel agent ‘blindsided’ by Nationwide closure

Travel agent Flight Centre said it was ”blindsided” by the sudden closure of Nationwide Airlines and had gone into a crisis meeting to decide how to deal with the matter, with no…

Prepare for a month of load-shedding

South Africans can expect current load-shedding by Eskom to continue, if not worsen, for at least the next four weeks. Eskom, which met major industrial customers and the six…

NUM closes double-digit wage deal with Lonmin

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday that it had struck a double-digit wage deal with platinum miner Lonmin. The trade union said it had signed a new…

Unions, Chamber of Mines sign coal deal

The Chamber of Mines signed an agreement on Thursday with three unions over wages in the coal-mining sector. The chamber’s negotiator in the coal sector, Eric Nwedo, said the…