Strike kicks off at Northam’s Zondereinde
The National Union of Mineworkers began a strike at Northam Platinum's Zondereinde division over pay, the union said last night.
Glasenberg applauds new CEO ‘mantra’
Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore Xstrata, praised CEOs for showing restraint in capital allocation - a development he said was a new mantra.
Medupi work grinds to a halt: Numsa
Work at Eskom's Medupi power project ground to a halt as workers in their thousands stayed away in protest of others who had been fired.
AMCU refusal creates parallel wage talks
AMCU's refusal to hand gold industry wage talks over to the CCMA would result in parallel wage talks.
ANC’s Duarte opposes Amplats mine sale
The ANC said that Anglo American should not sell its platinum mines in Rustenburg owing to the risk of job losses and the effect on investor confidence.
Ivanhoe platinum mine given state approval
Ivanhoe Mines has received a mining right from the South African government for its proposed platinum group metal mine in the country.
NUM to reject sale of ‘miners’ bank’ to Gupta company
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would oppose an offer to sell its 50% stake in Ubank to Oakbay Investments, a company...
Eskom to test Medupi boiler
Power utility Eskom will this week do its first boiler pressure test at the new Medupi power station, the first such test since the installation of the last unit at Majuba.
NUM, Exxaro wage talks continue
Wage discussions between diversified mining group Exxaro and NUM are still ongoing and the two parties say they are hopeful an agreement will be reached soon.
Govt to pump acid water in four months
South Africa's water affairs department will begin pumping acid water from Johannesburg's central basin within about four months.