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Amcu seals platinum wage deals
The signing ceremony will take place in Muldersdrift, a town in South Africa’s platinum mining heartlands 30 kms northwest of Johannesburg at 0800 GMT on Wednesday, Amcusaid.
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Implats to swing back to annual profit
Improved operational performance will also help headline earnings per share to bounce back in the year ended 30 June from a loss of 171 cents in the previous year.
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'It's time to share the profits' - Amcu to mining bosses
The trade union claims to represent 60,000 workers in the sector and has just come out of a five-month strike over wages against Sibanye-Stillwater's gold division.
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'The revolution is imminent'
Joseph Mathunjwa warned last week of unspecified industrial action by his Amcu at Implats over its plans to cut around a third of its workforce, in a bid to return to profits in the face of depressed prices and soaring costs.
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Put your foot down on job cuts, Marikana miners tell Ramaphosa
Napoleon Webster says that President Ramaphosa should exercise his power in dealing with mine management who are determined to retrench workers.
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[LISTEN] Kodwa: ANC emphatically against mining sector retrenchments
Radio 702's Karima Brown interviews the ANC's head of presidency, Zizi Kodwa.
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Gold Fields shares down by 6% after job cuts announcement
As part of its plan, the bullion producer warns its likely to cut around 1,100 jobs. That’s about 30% of its workforce.
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Amcu threatens to bring Implats to its knees over job cuts
Amcu has accused the government of being a capitalist state and making it easy for mining bosses to abuse their employees.
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Amcu warns of industrial action at Implats over job cuts
The 13,400 jobs on the line over two years is steeper than plans by miner Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 12,600 over three years at acquisition target Lonmin.
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Mantashe slams Impala Platinum over job cuts
Mantashe has criticised the decision by Impala Platinum Mine to cut 13,000 jobs over two years as a “casual” and a careless decision.
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'Impala Platinum shouldn't slash jobs without looking into alternatives'
Minister Gwede Mantashe said it was a reckless decision by the mine to announce it would be slashing 13,000 jobs at its mines over the next two years.
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Mantashe urges Implats to reconsider restructuring plans
Impala Platinum announced its plans to will slash 13,000 jobs over the next two years as it grapples with rising costs and weak prices for the precious metal.
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Impala Platinum warns of further job losses if restructuring plan fails
South Africa’s platinum industry is grappling with rising costs and weak prices for the precious metal.
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Impala Platinum says could sell some of its operations
The mining company announced restructuring plans today that that could lead to thousands of jobs losses.
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Implats' Marula mine in S.Africa rebounding as community violence fades
The eastern limb of South Africa’s platinum belt has been a flashpoint of labour and community unrest, threatening production and the viability of some operations in the world’s largest producer of the precious metal.
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SA's Implats narrows HY loss by 70%
Implats, the world’s second biggest platinum producer, said diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) narrowed to a loss of 21 cents per share in the six months ended December 2017.
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Miner killed at Impala Platinum Rustenburg plant
It’s understood the man and his colleagues were installing roof support in the mine at the time
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Impala Platinum says exploring all options to prevent job cuts
Earlier this week, Implats announced that 2,500 jobs may be at risk after the mine failed to return to profitability, again.
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ANC calls on mining sector to prioritise safety
The party has sent its condolences to the families of the two miners who died at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operation on Tuesday.
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Saftu condemns possible jobs cuts at Implats
Implats says labour productivity rates have declined over the last few years and production levels in the North West have been reduced substantially.
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2 miners die at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg mine
The circumstances around their deaths are not yet clear but the inspectorate of mines has launched an investigation.
