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South African gold mine operator to fulfill staff as ...

South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is set to meet unions this week over a looming strike at its gold operations in the country. On Monday, a spokesperson for the company, which has one of the largest mining operations nationwide, said a meeting with unions would take place this week, but did not specify a day.

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Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines ...

Collectively, they are asking for a monthly pay increase of 1,000 rand ($65) for workers in Sibanye's gold mines. The deal would run over each of …

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South African gold mine operator to meet workers as …

A coalition of South African worker unions has rejected the latest offer from mining company Sibanye-Stillwater. ... South African gold mine operator to meet workers as strike looms.

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Gold miners' strike expected to cost South Africa £22 ...

AS South African gold miners nationwide walked out on Tuesday, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) released a statement noting the “devastating" impact the strike will have on the economy.

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Sibanye Gold Mine workers may strike until wage demands ...

South Africa 14 February 2022 - 09:00 By Paul Burkhardt and Felix Njini Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. unions voted to strike at the company's gold operations until their wage demands are met, one of ...

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

GROUNDS FOR A STRIKE: SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD MINING IN THE 1940s By Wilmot G. James University of Cape Town Introduction The strike of about eighty thousand African gold miners in August 1946 has a special and romantic place in the annals of South African history. As an event it is celebrated in the popular

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South African miners strike for higher wages, 1946 ...

There are no methods under the 6th segment as the duration of the strike was five days, and so each segment is about 1 day. The methods that are not under a particular segment denote the methods used on 4 August 1946, before the strike had officially begun, by the meeting called forth by the African Mine Workers' Union that ended with the decision for miners to go on a general …

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New strike hits South African gold mine | CNN

Operators of a South African gold mine negotiated with about 15,000 striking workers Monday after they walked off the job the night before, a company official said.

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South African gold miners ease some wage demands as …

The vast majority of South Africa's biggest gold mines have been severely affected by a national strike that began on Tuesday night by nearly 80,000 mine workers. Of the 23 gold mines targeted by ...

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South African gold mine operator to meet workers as …

South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is set to meet unions this week over a looming strike at its gold operations in the country. On Monday, a spokesperson for the company, which has one of the largest mining operations nationwide, said a meeting with unions would take place this week, but did not specify a day.

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Miners' Strike: South Africa 1946 - Encyclopedia.com

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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 four former colonies. The union was a victory for the British – especially for the 'uitlanders' (foreigners) and mining magnates – who wanted to unite the country; but it was a defeat for Afrikaners such as ...

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Miners' Strike: South Africa 1946 - Encyclopedia.com

Miners' Strike. South Africa 1946. Synopsis. In August 1946 the African Mine Workers Union (AMWU) in South Africa called a strike of black miners in the country's Witwatersrand gold producing region. The strike was the first widespread action taken by African workers since 1920.

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Brief history of gold mining in South Africa - Mining for ...

Mineworkers went on a strike to get management to recognise union rights. The strike changed the nature of politics in South Africa and the state deemed it necessary to ensure that mining production continued at all costs ...

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Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines ...

Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines. A A ... (NUM), Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), UASA and Solidarity have been negotiating as a coalition since ...

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The 1987 mineworkers strike - Mining Weekly

The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976, in which, according to official estimates, 176 people were killed, had a profound impact on the trajectory of South Africa's political history.

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South African gold mine operator to meet workers as …

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South African Gold Miners Strike - voanews.com

Tens of thousands of South African gold miners are on strike after their union rejected a final offer from major mining firms. The National Union of …

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Sibanye gold mine workers vote to strike over wages until ...

Sibanye-Stillwater's (SBSW) biggest mining unions voted to strike at the company's South Africa gold operations until their wage demands are met, the National Union of Mineworkers said. Members of ...

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The African Mine workers strike of 1946 | South African ...

Despite this, there were 60 strikes by African workers in the first two years after 145 was introduced. In January 1943 the measure was used against mineworkers on strike at Langlaagte Estate Gold Mine. Police were called in, and they arrested 500 miners, injuring 20, …

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South African gold mine operator to meet workers as …

A coalition of South African worker unions has rejected the latest offer from mining company Sibanye-Stillwater.South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater South African gold mine operator to meet workers as strike looms | Panafrican Dispatch

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Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at South ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Monday said it will meet unions this week over a looming strike at its gold operations in the country after some workers backed a walkout. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), which has been mediating between the two sides, cleared the unions to ...

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South African Gold Miners Go On Strike For Slave Wages

Over 80,000 South African gold miners launched a strike Tuesday against what union officials c all "slave wages" and employer "arrogance," bringing one of …