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FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

Association of mineworkers and construction union

The Marikana massacre's effect on the law and SA's union landscape

By Thando Kubheka

The Marikana massacre gave mineworkers an opportunity to choose a union that they believed best represented their interests rather than stay with majority...

  • Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Mathunjwa: Sibanye-Stillwater had no intent of improving Marikana miners' lives

    Amcu was briefing the media on Tuesday about the job cuts and the ongoing wage negotiations in the platinum sector.

    959 days ago
  • Amcu members outside the Brits Magistrates Court protest bail for the six murder accused appearing inside the court. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Court told there was tension between Lonmin Amcu leadership

    Accused number eight says while working at Lonmin he was part of Amcu’s leadership where he reported to Malibongwe Mdazo, the complainant who survived an alleged hit in July 2017.

    1510 days ago
  • FILE: Amplats says Monday’s announcement that the company would be selling some of its most labour-intensive mines was not related to the recent strike in the sector. Picture: AFP.

    Amplats CEO defends mines sales

    Chris Griffith says the decision was made before the strike, adding that the mines still have potential.

    2857 days ago
  • Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa raises his hands triumphantly at the Royal Bafokeng stadium near Rustenburg as miners agree to sign a wage agreement on 23 June 2014. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Platinum firms, Amcu to seal the deal

    Amcu says its wage deal with platinum producers will be signed today.

    2884 days ago
  • An agreement ‘in principle’ has been reached in the five-month long platinum strike. Picture: AFP.

    Amcu, platinum firms reach ‘in principle’ agreement

    Platinum producers say Amcu leaders are taking an offer to members which could end the strike.

    2896 days ago
  • Amcu negotiators have accused Lonmin of tax evasion.

    Amcu accuses Lonmin of tax evasion

    The claim comes amidst tense wage talks between the union and platinum firms.

    2909 days ago
  • Anglo American Platinum’s Khuseleka mine shaft in Marikana, North West. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Task team takes aim at platinum strike

    The new Minister of Mineral Resources has promised to find quick solutions to the stalemate.

    2910 days ago
  • National Union of Mineworkers General Secretary Frans Baleni. Picture: EWN.

    NUM accuses Amcu of petrol bombings

    The union called on its members to defend themselves as police are failing to provide protection.

    2911 days ago
  • FILE: Lonmin mineworkers gathered on a hill on the outskirts of Wonderkop village in the North West in August 2012. Picture: EWN.

    NUM tells members: Defend your lives

    The union made the call following the apparent petrol bombing of two homes belonging to its members.

    2911 days ago
  • FILE: Recent figures show the economy experienced its first contraction since 2009, suffering a drop of 0.6 percent. Picture: Sebabatso Mosamo/EWN

    Concern over SA's shrinking economy

    Figures show the economy experienced its first contraction since 2009, dropping 0.6%.

    2911 days ago
  • new Mandela money

    SA economy shrinks: first drop since 2009

    The economy shrank by 0.6 percent in the first quarter, dragged down by the protracted platinum strike.

    2912 days ago
  • The NUM says one if its members was killed in Rustenburg simply for having returned to work. Picture: AFP.

    NUM: Worker killed in Rustenburg

    Over the past few weeks, several deaths have been reported on the platinum belt.

    2917 days ago
  • As 'negative' news coverage of the platinum sector strike turns investment away from mining, Lonmin says the consequences are national. Picture: EWN.

    Platinum strike ‘eroding confidence in SA’

    As 'negative' news coverage turns investment away from mining, Lonmin says the consequences are national.

    2920 days ago
  • FILE: Platinum mineworkers gather on a hill during a strike meeting. Picture: EWN.

    NUM advises mineworkers to stay home

    The union says platinum companies are failing to protect workers from strike violence in Marikana.

    2920 days ago
  • Platinum Mineworkers report for work at a Lonmin shaft in Marikana on 15 May 2014. Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    NUM slams Amcu's 'militant strategy'

    The NUM says once striking in the mining sector ends it expects its membership to swell.

    2922 days ago
  • Thousands of miners gather in Marikana on 14 May 2014. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Marikana miners face health crisis

    Lonmin and Amplats are warning that the ongoing strike is now hitting workers’ health.

    2923 days ago
  • FILE: The army and police have been deployed in Marikana as fears of more violence remain. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    NUM members feel targeted in Marikana

    The union says members fear for their lives as Amcu’s platinum strike drags on amidst violence.

    2924 days ago
  • Impala Platinum Mine. Picture: Supplied.

    Implats: Most miners willing to end strike

    The company says some two-thirds of workers they have spoken to are willing to accept the officer.

    2937 days ago
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