From the archives: Marikana – still no closure after 10 long years
It’s 10 years today since the Marikana Massacre took place, in which 34 mine workers were shot dead during a protest over improved wages.
It’s 10 years today since the Marikana Massacre took place, in which 34 mine workers were shot dead during a protest over improved wages.
Gideon du Plessis reveals Gwede Mantashe’s modus-operandi and motivation in a reassuring description of a man with a vision far less selfish than his predecessor Mosebenzi Zwane.
Khulubuse Zuma, former Director of the liquidated Aurora Empowerment Systems, phoned Gideon du Plessis of Solidarity last night and argued that he never left the country.
Gideon du Plessis says employers should seize the opportunity to stabilise labour relations at workplace level without fear of high level interference.
Gideon du Plessis looks at how the six-year Aurora saga played out and says the systems suit those corrupting and works against the workers.
After six years of lawsuits and many delays, the end of the Aurora saga is finally here. This is according to Solidarity after a settlement with Khulubuse Zuma was reached.
Gideon du Plessis says SA has five months to allay the concerns of credit rating agencies and investors about the country’s unstable labour relations environment.
The Aurora directors had appealed a court ruling that they must be held liable in their personal capacity for looting of the Pamodzi mining assets worth R1.7 billion.
Solidarity says the jobs of approximately 60 000 employees in various industries across the country have been in the balance the past year due to large-scale retrenchment processes.
Trade union Solidarity believes the proposed new mining charter on BEE could mean devastating consequences for the ailing mining industry.