NUM says 1 000 members now on strike at Eskom – another 13 000 to follow
The National Union of Mineworkers said some of its members have started a strike over wages at Eskom’s power plants after frustration over negotiations.
The National Union of Mineworkers said some of its members have started a strike over wages at Eskom’s power plants after frustration over negotiations.
The growing alienation of workers in Rustenburg spells trouble for the ANC as it prepares for its toughest electoral test since the first all-race vote in 1994.
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 National Union of Mineworkers is adamant that the Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments won’t buy Ubank, in which it has a 50% stake.
As a member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, a key ANC ally, NUM’s decline adds to the ruling party’s struggle to contain President Zuma’s troubles.
There are still calls for President Zuma to quit or be recalled by the ANC, but who lies in wait? The Institute of Race Relations’ Sara Gon looks at Cyril Ramaphosa’s credentials.
More than 3,000 delegates from 40 trade unions will meet on April 30 to decide on the new federation, says Zwelinzima Vavi, the former general secretary of Cosatu.
Eskom didn’t renew Exxaro’s contract to supply its Arnot power plant from a nearby mine at the end of December, because it said prices were too high.
Lonmin and Kumba Iron Ore plan to scale back operations, cut costs and reduce jobs at key mines as the slide in commodity prices bites further.
Every couple of years, the South African mining sector braces itself for a new wave of strikes. Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis is hoping 2014’s five-month long platinum strike won’t be repeated.