Wage deal “imminent”: Mathunjwa
However some key issues remain unresolved including the length of the proposed wage deal said AMCU president, Joseph Mathunjwa.
Platinum firms dangle R1,000/m basic pay lift
Implats has offered a R1,000 per month pay increase taking the basic pay lift over five years to 18% but keeping other benefits in line with inflation.
AMCU to take increased wage offer to members
AMCU has agreed to take an increased offer by platinum producers to members today in a development that Impala Platinum said had left it "quietly optimistic".
Wage deal in the mix as AMCU mulls response
Reports say AMCU members are mixed on whether to accept or reject a platinum wage deal leaving a strike resolution frustratingly elusive.
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.