Mining Strike In South Africa

South African Mining 2024 Outlook: Navigating …

2023 brought immense challenges to South African mining. CEO Warren Beech shares insights on the year ahead and the industry's future. ... Mongolia and France's Orano Strike $1.6 Billion Uranium Deal December 29, …

Miners leave South Africa gold mine after 3 days …

SPRINGS, South Africa — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground as part of a union dispute were leaving a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, the union at the center of the...

30,000 South African coal miners poised to strike

Over 30,000 workers are expected to walk picket lines starting at 18:00 local time, DW Akademie reported.. NUM wants a 14 percent increase in wages for miners and officials …

Hundreds of miners leave South Africa gold mine …

SPRINGS, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute left a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, mine officials and the union at the center of the …

Miners' unions threaten strikes at Sibanye

South Africa's mining unions have been cleared to strike after a breakdown in wage negotiations with Sibanye-Stillwater. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and …

Strike over job losses compounds South Africa blackout woes

The Minerals Council of South Africa, which represents the nation's biggest mining companies, said it was still waiting for feedback from its members. Highlights of Public …

South African mining union strike at Nkomati nickel mine …

South African mining union National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are holding an indefinite strike at the Nkomati Nickel Mine in eastern Nkomati demanding bonus pay.

South African labour union to strike at ArcelorMittal over …

South Africa's metal workers' union said it will go on strike at ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd on Thursday to protest job cuts that have impacted 107 workers. ... Mining …

Grounds for a Strike: South African Gold Mining in the …

sufficient to compensate for the shortages on the South African side of the labor market.13 With regards to Central and South-Central Africa, these areas were closed to recruiters since 1913 …

Miners' unions threaten strikes at Sibanye

South Africa's mining unions have been cleared to strike after a breakdown in wage negotiations with Sibanye-Stillwater. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, an independent dispute resolution …

South Africa: Underground mine occupation

More than 2,000 workers occupy a platinum mine in South Africa for the second day in a row on Tuesday, causing concern among families as the company tries to push for an end to one of the...

Strike crimping South African mining exports set to worsen

A wage strike at South Africa's port and freight-rail operator that's curbing mineral exports is set to worsen as members of more labor unions join the protest. ... like the mining …

AMCU threatens major strike over Sibanye …

Unions have threatened a full-on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater over a dispute concerning the share ownership payments for mine workers. The mine announced that dozens of workers who had...

Implats latest SA mining company to be hit by underground …

The unfolding situation at the Bafokeng Rasimone mine is the latest wildcat strike /sit-in drama to hit a South African mining operation recently, a worrying trend that points to a …

The Impact of the 2014 Platinum Mining Strike in South Africa…

The immediate impacts on local mining towns were particularly severe, but our research shows that the strike could also have long lasting negative impacts on the South …

Miners' Strike: South Africa 1946

Miners' StrikeSouth Africa 1946 Source for information on Miners' Strike: South Africa 1946: St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their …

Mining strike seen slamming South Africa's Q1 growth

When South Africa's GDP growth numbers for the first quarter are announced at the end of the month, the destructive impact of the country's longest-running mining strike on …

South African Miners Strike for Better Safety Conditions

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 4 South Africa's crucial mining sector was hit Tuesday by its biggest strike in two decades, as tens of thousands of workers stayed home to protest poor …

30,000 coal miners go on strike in South Africa

More than 30,000 coal miners in South Africa have launched an indefinite strike after discussions over wages failed. Being led by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), …

The Impact of the 2014 Platinum Mining Strike in South …

the strike to disappear. We conduct our analysis using a dynamic CGE model of South Africa. JEL codes: C68, J52 Keywords: Platinum mining strike, computable general equilibrium, UPGEM 1 …

South African mining union strike at Nkomati nickel mine …

South African mining union National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are holding an indefinite strike at the Nkomati Nickel Mine in eastern Nkomati demanding bonus pay. NUM …

Over 2,000 Mineworkers End Sit-in at South …

The standoff at Impala Platinum's Bafokeng Rasimone mine in South Africa has come to a peaceful conclusion, with over 2,000 mineworkers resurfacing on Wednesday. This marks the end of a three-day underground …

The 1913 Mineworkers' Strike | South African History Online

Introduction: Background to the Strike. The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was a development that had vastly different consequences for the various groups in …

The impact of the 2014 platinum mining strike in South Africa…

Downloadable (with restrictions)! In this paper we measure the economy-wide impact of the 2014 labour strike in South Africa's platinum industry. The strike lasted 5months, ending in June …

More than 2,000 mine workers extend …

More than 2,000 workers have remained underground Tuesday, Dec. 19 in two shafts at Implats' Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine in the North West province of South Africa for a second day in a protest over pay and …

South Africa girding for another platinum strike

That year, a strike led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) forced major producers Amplats (LSE:AAL), Implats (OTCMKTS:IMPUY) and Lonmin …

S. Africa Transnet Strike Disrupts Port Operations

Ahead of the Transnet strike, South Africa's Minerals Council projected a revenue loss of 50 billion rand ($2.76 billion) in 2022 compared to 35 billion rand in 2021, a drop …

Thousands of workers on strike at South Africa's Impala …

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) went on strike at the Impala Platinum mines in Rustenburg this week. Among the key demands raised by the …

Workers strike at Glencore Xstrata chrome mines in South Africa

Glencore Xstrata operations are down at three locations. Workers are on strike at three South African chromes mines owned by Glencore Xstrata Plc (LSE: GLEN), the fourth …

National strike warning for South Africa

The union, which has around 300,000 members, plans to march to Sibanye Stillwater's offices in the West Rand on 11 May to strike over previous and planned mass retrenchments of mineworkers.