Sit-ins end at two SA platinum mines

A sit-in by workers over a wage dispute that halted production at a South African platinum mine earlier this week ended late on Thursday.

NUM: Hostage drama at Mpumalanga mine

More than 50 mine workers were being held hostage underground at a mine in Lydenburg by members of a rival trade union, the NUM said on Wednesday.

Unions protest labour brokering, threaten strikes

Cosatu affiliates protested against labour brokering on Wednesday and threatened strikes if the practice was not ended.

DRDGold strike action enters third week

Wage-related strike action by DRDGold's employees has entered its third week, the gold miner said on Wednesday.

DRDGold rules out improving wage offer to end strike

The strike over wages at DRDGold's operations continued on Friday, the National Union of Mineworkers said.

Striking Implats miners attack union leaders

Workers at Impala Platinum attacked union leaders who tried to persuade them to return to work, the company and union said on Friday.

Some NUM branches accept Implats wage offer

Some branches of the National Union of Mineworkers have accepted a wage offer by Impala Platinum, the company said on Wednesday.

Talks under way to end Implats strike

Talks are under way between the National Union of Mineworkers and Impala Platinum in a bid to end an eight-day wage strike, the union said on Tuesday.

Implats, NUM to meet in bid to halt strike

Impala Platinum will meet with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in a bid to halt the strike at its operations, the company said on Monday.

Implats strike enters second week, no talks planned

NUM said a strike at Impala Platinum was likely to spread to the company's metal refinery and workers were prepared to stay away for weeks or months.

NUM says strike at Implats continues

A strike at Impala Platinum will continue and there is no scheduled meeting to resume negotiations between workers and the company.

Union rejects Angloplat wage offer

The National Union of Mineworker's said on Friday it had rejected the latest wage offer from Anglo Platinum.

Implats strike spreads, hits second SA mine

A strike at Impala Platinum has spread to another mine and hit output, the company said on Friday.

Implats could sack thousands of striking workers

Impala Platinum said on Thursday it could sack thousands of striking workers, escalating a wage dispute.

Implats workers eye wider strike action

SA's biggest union said a strike at Impala Platinum's biggest mine may spread to the entire company after wage talks broke down on Wednesday.

NUM members reject Implats wage offer

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Wednesday its members had rejected the latest wage offer from Impala Platinum.

Num to meet Implats over wage offer

The NUM said it will meet mining company Impala Platinum on Wednesday afternoon after workers in Rustenburg downed tools and embarked on a strike.

NUM split over Implats pay deal

The union said on Tuesday that first results of a ballot of workers at Impala Platinum showed a split over whether to accept an improved wage offer.

Implats expects union to accept deal

Impala Platinum said on Monday its operations were running normally a day after the National Union of Mineworkers said it had suspended a strike.

NUM suspends strike at platinum miner

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Sunday it had suspended an indefinite strike set to start on Monday at Impala Platinum.