Platinum stirs, but analysts fear false dawn
Platinum improved $30/oz, but analysts said there was not enough evidence the strike had depleted above ground stocks to signal a shift in the metal's fortunes.
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.
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.
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.
Platinum firms, AMCU weigh 16% wage offer
Platinum companies and the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union hope to break the 19-week strike with a 16% basic pay increase, sources say.
SA govt moves to end strike as recession looms
Impelled by the prospect of a recession, the South African government has appointed a 'technical team' to break the platinum strike entering its 19th week.
Hopes grow for platinum wage resolution
Wage talks between platinum producers and the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union convened by the Labour Court appear to have momentum.