NUM numbers 13% at Implats Rustenburg
UPDATED: The National Union of Mineworkers represents 13% of workers at Impala
Platinum in Rustenburg, according to a company letter (copy of letter included).
Stuart ‘King Rat’ Murray quits Aquarius Pt
Stuart Murray has resigned from Aquarius Platinum, the company he grew with
aplomb until the market turned down, savaging eleven years of work.
Talks on platinum bargaining forum start
Negotiations on the establishment of a central bargaining platform for the platinum
mining sector have commenced.
Talks to start on platinum bargaining forum
Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant will open the start of talks among platinum
employers on the creation of a central wage bargaining platform for the sector.
Under seige Amplats axes 12,000 jobs
As strike contagion spreads to its Amandelbult and Union mines, Anglo American
Platinum finally brings the axe down on 12,000 workers at its Rustenburg units.
Aquarius issues 2.9% of shares to ‘preserve’ BEE
Aquarius Platinum issues 2.9% of its stock - and says that it will issue more - to
preserve the 13% held by its BEE partners in a development that is ominous for SA
mining.
Shabangu blames Implats for strike contagion
Susan Shabangu, South Africa’s mines minister, said Impala Platinum’s increase of
miner wages last year was the root cause of the country’s current strike contagion.
Amplats disciplinary hearings start
Anglo American Platinum is holding disciplinary hearings on Tuesday, saying striking
workers who fail to present themselves will be dismissed.
Atlatsa’s Bokoni sucked into strike contagion
Atlatsa Resources Corp’s Bokoni Platinum Mines said its workers had embarked on an
unprotected strike as yet another mine falls to industrial action.
Implats chases peace in 4.8% wage hike
On a poor day for South Africa Inc. - with Amplats to dismiss 23,000 employees and
a Moody’s downgrade - Implats said that it would grow its wage bill 4.8% in an
effort to restore peace.