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SA platinum town, economy still hurting from strike
Africa’s most advanced economy is also struggling to shake off the shock of the strike.
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ANC urges Amplats to consider black S.Africans for mine sale
Amplats announced it would be selling off the mines earlier this year after 3 years of unstable growth.
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Amplats struggles to go solo
The company is struggling to implement a new strategy of selling directly to end-users.
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Strikes, stronger dollar add pressure to rand
The rand was trading at R10,7930 per dollar, 0,2 percent weaker than its New York close.
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Confusion surrounds platinum agreement
Platinum producers have denied they gave an undertaking to Amcu to refrain from restructuring.
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Stalemate in platinum wage talks
Amplats has urged Amcu to return to the terms of last week's agreement.
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Amcu's additional demands 'unaffordable'
Platinum producers have deemed additional demands by the union as unrealistic.
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NUM slams Amcu's 'militant strategy'
The NUM says once striking in the mining sector ends it expects its membership to swell.
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Marikana: More miners return to work
Police say violence on the platinum belt has decreased and more miners are returning to work.
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Anglo ups copper, iron ore production
But the group's platinum output slumped, hit by a strike at its South African operations.
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Amcu to take wage offer to members
Amplats, Implats and Lonmin have raised their offer to a minimum salary of R12,500 by 2017.
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Amcu warns mining bosses
The union has warned the world's three biggest platinum producers not to underestimate its endurance.
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Over R10bn lost in platinum strike
An estimated 80,000 Amcu members downed tools in the troubled platinum sector in January.
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Amcu to march to Union Buildings
Amcu members have gathered in Marabastad in Pretoria ahead of their march to the Union Buildings.
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Mine wage talks suspended indefinitely
The strike by over 80,000 Amcu members is already in its seventh week.
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Num NEC discusses mining industry
NUM says it's worried about the strike in the platinum sector which has resulted in violence.
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Amcu demands face-to-face wage talks
Amcu is willing to negotiate on condition it speaks directly to CEOs of the platinum companies.
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Platinum CEOs give Amcu ultimatum
The CEOs have warned the union to end the strike or face possible court action.
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Mine strike to drive up platinum prices
It's game on in the platinum belt as the Amcu strike gains momentum.
