AMCU to mull ‘journey’ offer to R12,500/m
AMCU will ask members to consider a revised three-year wage offer from platinum producers that proposes a 9% increase for entry-level workers in the first year.
Zimbabwe tax foment troubles Aquarius Pt
Jean Nel, CEO of Aquarius Platinum, said regulatory uncertainty in Zimbabwe was making it hard to budget and plan the firm's crucial Mimosa operation.
AMCU, bosses differ on wage talk progress
South Africa's platinum bosses said wage talks were off to "a constructive start", but AMCU was downbeat in its appraisal of the three-day process.
Amplats’ Griffith fears strike will foil restructure
Chris Griffith, CEO of Amplats, said a strike at its premises on Thursday would see its restructuring efforts unravel.
AMCU plunges SA into fresh bout of strikes
Strike action would start later this week at the mines of Amplats, Implats and Lonmin, as well as Sibanye Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold.
Northam strike ends as NUM accepts 9.5%
The National Union of Mineworkers accepted a wage offer of between 8.5% to 9.5% from Northam Platinum bringing a 75-day strike at Zondereinde to a close.
NUM spurns Northam 9.5% wage deal
The National Union of Mineworkers said it would issue a counter-proposal of its own after rejecting the latest increase in wages by Northam Platinum.
Hopes kindled for Northam, NUM settlement
Yet the turmoil is far from over in South Africa's platinum sector as the signs are that AMCU is gearing up for strikes at all three major platinum miners in February.
Mugabe will make final call on PGM refinery
It would be left to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his coterie of close advisors to decide whether the country should have a platinum refinery in short order.
Zim calls for ‘expressions of interest’ in refinery
The Zimbabwean government will on January 9 call for expressions of interest in a platinum refinery as miners in the country start to pay the raw materials levy.