Guptas influence widens – Former Mines Minister Ramathlodi says was invited to Saxonwold
South African cabinet minister Ngoako Ramathlodi was invited to the home of the Gupta family, his advisor told Reuters on Thursday.
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Ed Stoddard: SA’s big platinum strike holds lessons and omens for gold
South Africa’s gold producers are gearing up for a showdown with labour that could hasten the decline of a struggling industry.
Implats not at full output, reviews assets
Impala Platinum’s South African operations have yet to return to full production due to four fatal accidents and after being hit earlier this year by a five-month strike, the company said on Wednesday, leading it to review its assets.
How a Bishop and a lawyer overcame ANC politicking to end platinum strike
Before it was finally resolved, South Africa’s longest and most costly mining strike was a kaleidoscopic tangle of intrigue, point scoring, bad blood, hidden agendas, polarisation, stonewalling, prayer and, finally, exasperation and relief. The heavy, and almost destructive, hand that politics played in the process is particularly thought-provoking. This report by Reuters unravels the dishevelled … Read more
Amplats investigating sale of Rustenburg operations
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum said on Monday it was reviewing options for its Rustenburg operations, which were hit by a crippling five-month strike that ended last week. Spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole told Reuters: “We expect to provide further details at the interims on 21 July.” Amplats’ parent Anglo American has signaled its intention to possibly dispose of … Read more
AMCU members will work over a decade to recoup their sacrificed pay
By Alec Hogg A quarter million metal sector workers are determined to evoke the same kind of punishment on employers as followers of charismatic  Joseph Mathunjwa did to the platinum companies. Before the NUMSA members kick back next Tuesday, one hopes someone will help them to look past the rhetoric. Lengthy strikes rarely benefit … Read more
South Africa platinum job cuts in question as wage deals to be signed
By Zandi Shabalala JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Differences over possible job cuts in South Africa’s platinum mines emerged on Tuesday as mining union AMCU prepared to sign a three-year wage deal with the world’s top producers of the metal to end a crippling five-month strike. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on Monday declared an end to the … Read more
So who speaks for SA’s unemployed?
Hi there, Google knows everything. So I’ll take it as read that native Americans were first to suggest it’s wrong to judge another until you’ve walked a mile in their moccasins. My own exposure to that wisdom came via Stephen Covey whose magnificent “Seven Habits” book found me in my early 30s. And transformed my … Read more
Platinum strike: “AMCU demands remain unreasonable”
From Solidarity: Trade union Solidarity today once again appealed to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) to abandon its latest wish list and to accept the offer of employers in the platinum industry, which would bring the devastating strike in the sector to an end after 21 weeks. Amcu’s reaction to the employers’ … Read more
AMCU submits written response to companies’ offer
From the SA Press Association: Trade union Amcu has submitted a response to platinum mining companies over its latest wage offer and it is being analysed. “Yes, we have received a written response from Amcu,” Anglo American Platinum spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said on Tuesday. “We are reviewing the contents.” She could not provide details of … Read more