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  • Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter.

    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.

    964 days ago
  • FILE: Mineworkers leave Shaft 14 of the Impala Platinum mine in Phokeng. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1091 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa briefs the media on 14 June 2019 at the Hyatt Regency hotel, Johannesburg, where he outlined the union’s demands for the upcoming wage negotiations in the platinum sector. Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter.

    '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.

    1115 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa briefs the media on 4 August 2018. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    '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.

    1416 days ago
  • FILE: Miners gather during commemorations to mark the fourth anniversary of the Marikana Massacre in Rustenburg on August 16, 2016. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1417 days ago
  • FILE: ANC NEC member Zizi Kodwa. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN

    [LISTEN] Kodwa: ANC emphatically against mining sector retrenchments

    Radio 702's Karima Brown interviews the ANC's head of presidency, Zizi Kodwa.

    1417 days ago
  • Miners at a Gold Fields mine. Picture: Gold Fields Limited Facebook page

    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.

    1419 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter.

    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.

    1426 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter

    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.

    1426 days ago
  • Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter

    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.

    1430 days ago
  • FILE: Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter.

    '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.

    1430 days ago
  • FILE: Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    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.

    1431 days ago
  • FILE: Mineworkers leave Shaft 14 of the Impala Platinum mine in Phokeng. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1431 days ago
  • FILE: Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg. Picture: implats.co.za

    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.

    1431 days ago
  • Impala Platinum's Marula mine in Limpopo. Picture: www.implats.co.za

    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.

    1529 days ago
  • FILE: Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg. Picture: implats.co.za

    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.

    1586 days ago
  • FILE: Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg. Picture: implats.co.za

    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

    1739 days ago
  • FILE: An Impala Platinum Mine. Picture: Implats.co.za.

    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.

    1746 days ago
  • On tuesday two miners who died at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operation. Picture: Implats.co.za

    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.

    1747 days ago
  • Impala Platinum Mine. Picture: Implats.co.za.

    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.

    1748 days ago
  • FILE: Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg. Picture: implats.co.za

    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.

    1748 days ago
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