Housing subsidy key to ending strike: Govt.
South African mines minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, said wage talks had progressed with the sides sticking on two basic points of which one was housing subsidies.
Platinum strike goes on as Govt talks fail
The Inter-Governmental Task Team has been dissolved without finding a way to end a 20-week strike over wages in South Africa's platinum industry.
Kalagadi’s Mashile-Nkosi lays into IDC
Kalagadi Manganese chairperson, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, has accused the IDC of behaving "like a loan shark" after R1bn in loan debt almost doubled after interest.
Eskom’s Tstotsi fears New Largo may be late
Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi said there was a risk Anglo American's New Largo coal mine might not be ready in time to supply the 4,800MW Kusile power station.
Gulf in SA productivity rules out wage hikes
Data shows that South African mining is hugely unproductive compared to Australia and demonstrates why AMCU's wage demands are unaffordable.
Eskom suits sacrifice pay amid R225m crunch
Eskom's senior executives are to sacrifice their annual bonuses, but interim boss Collin Matjila warns that the electricity tariff has to be revisited.
Froneman vows to take ‘harder line’ on strikes
Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye Gold, said the SA gold sector was aligned on rejecting 'unrealistic' wage demands and that it would take a harder line than the platinum industry.
Platfields in reverse listing negotiations
Platfields, the suspended platinum junior, may be the target of a reverse listing which will result in a change in management.
Ramatlhodi bid to end strike draws AMCU praise
Mines minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi drew upbeat comments from AMCU as he sought to force through a strike-busting wage deal.
AMCU bid to halt SMS campaign fails
The Labour Court rejected an application by the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union to have platinum producers stopped from texting workers on the strike.