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Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 4,000 jobs in underperforming gold business

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2024

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats

Mining

Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Lindsey Schutters 21 Dec 2023

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum

Mining

Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2023

A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

Shaun Smillie 2 Nov 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

Haul trucks are seen at Kumba Iron Ore, the world's largest iron ore mines in Khathu, Northern Cape. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American cutting head office jobs in several countries

Felix Njini and Nelson Banya 4 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Mining

Harmony Gold reports two deaths after safest year on record

Nelson Banya 7 Sep 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Energy

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Public sector strike action may put the new ESC Regulations to the test

Lizle Louw & Siya Ngcamu 21 Nov 2022

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Labour Law & Unions

Unions, membership and the right to representation

Bradley Workman-Davies 3 Nov 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Thungela signs three-year wage deal

Nelson Banya 20 Sep 2022

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Labour Law & Unions

Representing employees in industries outside trade union's constitution

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 30 Aug 2022

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Energy

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Anait Miridzhanian, Bhargav Acharya, and Nellie Peyton 29 Jun 2022

High risk of Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday, warns Eskom

Energy

High risk of Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday, warns Eskom

Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton 28 Jun 2022

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2022

Three-month strike set to end at Sibanye as miners back deal

Mining

Three-month strike set to end at Sibanye as miners back deal

Anait Miridzhanian and Nelson Banya 6 Jun 2022

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Labour Law

Is it time for intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?

Sandile July 1 Jun 2022

Unions plan strike at Sibanye's platinum operations

Mining

Unions plan strike at Sibanye's platinum operations

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2022

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye-Stillwater

Siphiwe Sibeko 28 Mar 2022

UASA accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Mining

UASA accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 15 Mar 2022

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Mining

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Mining

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Promit Mukherjee and Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater receives strike notice from two unions

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater receives strike notice from two unions

Nelson Banya 8 Mar 2022

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Mining

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

Mining

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

25 Feb 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Nelson Banya 14 Feb 2022

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 17 Jan 2022

Energy

Eskom to pay disputed wage rise in union standoff

25 Jun 2021

Brian Molefe, former Eskom CEO. Image: Twitter

Energy

Molefe blames Glencore, Ramaphosa for Eskom's downfall

18 Jan 2021

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

Energy

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

9 Jul 2020

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

27 Jan 2020

Andre de Ruyter, Eskom's new CEO

Energy

Mixed reaction to Eskom's new CEO

19 Nov 2019

David Christianson

Mining

Mantashe bangs the race drum again

David Christianson 13 Nov 2019

Media

What's making headlines in SA?

1 Nov 2019

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

Labour Law

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

Jacques van Wyk 2 Jul 2019

Driefontein operation. Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye strike backfires on Amcu

18 Apr 2019

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye's wage agreement extension to Amcu is valid, court says

20 Mar 2019

The new Gamsberg zinc mine is creating jobs in the Northern Cape.

Mining

Zinc mine to change the face of the Northern Cape

1 Mar 2019

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Labour Law

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Eugene Phajane 19 Feb 2019

National Minimum Wage effective 1 January 2019

Labour Law & Unions

National Minimum Wage effective 1 January 2019

10 Dec 2018

Marius Muller officially takes reigns as Texton CEO

Markets & Investment

Marius Muller officially takes reigns as Texton CEO

6 Dec 2018

Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe

Mining

Mantashe unhappy with Gold Fields planned retrenchments

27 Nov 2018

Collective bargaining agreements are valid - whether or not all employees agree

Labour Law

Collective bargaining agreements are valid - whether or not all employees agree

Johan Botes 21 Nov 2018

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater signs three-year wage deal

15 Nov 2018

Eskom spokesman, Khulu Phasiwe. Photo: Soweto Life Magazine

Energy

Eskom signs wage agreement with unions

31 Aug 2018

Eskom declares dispute with unions

Labour Law & Unions

Eskom declares dispute with unions

16 Aug 2018

Energy

Eskom is the biggest single risk to South Africa's economy

Ian Matthews 12 Jul 2018

Photo: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater commits to safety after poor accident record

2 Jul 2018

Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

Energy

Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

18 Jun 2018

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Energy

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2018