mine strikes in south africa

Effects of the Mining Strikes on the South African …

A wave of violent, wildcat strikes that erupted periodically in 2012 rooted in a turf war between AMCU and the National Union of Mineworkers, cost platinum and gold …

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 …

South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater receives strike notice from …

NUM and AMCU, the two biggest mine unions in South Africa, have demanded a pay increase of 1,000 rand ($65.08) per month over the next three years, similar to the amount Sibanye's rival Harmony ...

South Africa: hundreds of miners trapped …

South Africa. Africanews. The blockade of 447 miners underground has been taking place since the end of the night shift on Thursday at the Springs Gold Mine, …

The African Mine workers strike of 1946

The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. Following the demise of the ICU in …

Scandals and strikes: an uncertain future for platinum in South Africa

There are three major platinum mining companies in South Africa: Anglo American, Lonmin plc and Impala Platinum, and they have all fallen on hard times because of strikes, low demand and dwindling profitability. "At current prices, fully 70% of the platinum shafts in South Africa are losing money, across the industry, by our …

Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike

A Salute by the South African Communist Party to South Africa's Black Mine Workers. Big Events Have Small Beginnings . The beginning of the first real mass trade union for South Africa's black miners was a small event - so small that history records very little about it, save that the initiative came from a meeting of the Transvaal African National Congress …

South African 'hostage' miners emerge from underground …

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), said on Wednesday that 107 miners "have come back to the surface" at the Gold One mine, east of Johannesburg. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4

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

August 1946 has a special and romantic place in the annals of South African history. As an event it is celebrated in the popular history, as a critical marker in the history of the miners' struggles against a labor repressive gold mining industry.' The strike is invoked as a testimony to the capacity of African miners

The 1913 and 1914 white workers' strikes

The gold mining industry on the Rand began in the 1880's and by 1913 there were 63 mines employing about 21 000 white workers and 200 000 black workers. Gold, the international money commodity, had a fixed price. This meant there was a certain constraint with regard to the costs of production because increases could not be passed on to the …

After the Massacre: Life in South Africa's Platinum Mining Belt

South Africa, 2014. On 16 August 2012, Thembisa Nkuzo was among a group of women who set out from their homes in Nkaneng settlement, in South Africa's platinum mining district, and began walking towards a rocky outcrop just south of the Lonmin mine. Striking mineworkers had been camped out on "Marikana mountain" for …

South Africa mine fires 1,400 striking workers | CNN

South African mining company Gold One has fired more than 1,400 miners who have been on strike for more than a week, the company announced Tuesday. The workers at the Ezulwini mine...

Rand Rebellion 1922 | South African History Online

Strikes. The New Year marked a strike on the collieries of the Transvaal. Strikes soon spread to the gold mines of the Reef, especially those in the East Rand, when electrical power workers and those in engineering and …

Mantashe meets with Sibanye, unions after members boo

Striking workers disrupted the May Day rally at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Sunday. Sibanye-Stillwater and unions met with the minister of mineral resources and energy on Monday. The meeting was prompted after President Cyril Ramaphosa was heckled off stage by striking workers. The strike at the gold mines is entering its second …

The African Mine workers strike of 1946

Introduction. The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. Following the demise of the ICU in the early 1940s, the mine workers were the first to challenge not only their employers, but the racist policies of the segregationist state of Jan Smuts.

South African Miners Strike for Better Safety Conditions

Dec. 5, 2007. 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 safety ...

South African union plans wage strike at De Beers' Venetia mine

South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday said it was planning to strike at De Beers' Venetia mine after wage talks broke down, potentially disrupting operations at the diamond ...

Lessons from the 1922 Rand Revolt

2022 is the anniversary of two key events in South Africa's mining history – the 100th anniversary of the Rand Revolt and the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre. We look at how these events continue to have an impact today. Politics and economics in South Africa have always been intertwined with the mining industry.

1946 African Mineworkers Strike | South African …

On 12 August 1946 African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went on strike in support of a demand for higher wages - 10 shillings a day. They continued the strike for a week in the face of the most savage police …

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye

The contribution of Sibanye's South African gold operations to group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) has declined from about 16% during the previous strike ...

Hundreds Held Underground In South Africa Gold …

Rebel miners blockaded more than 440 workers underground in a South African gold mine Friday amid tensions that include a murder this week, the operator said. Some 447 gold miners were held below ...

South Africa: Mining unions extend strike over pay …

AFP. By Rédaction Africanews. Last updated: 05/05/2022. South Africa. Striking miners at South Africa's second largest gold producer, Sibanye-Stillwater, say …

Sibanye-Stillwater increases wage offer for striking South Africa …

JOHANNESBURG, April 22 (Reuters) - Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater (SSWJ.J) on Friday gave South African gold mine workers a higher wage offer, a month and a half into a strike at its gold ...

South African Miners' Strike Ends As Rand Strengthens

The South African miners' strike in 2019 was over the same topic: wages. However, the 2019 strike lasted five months, while the most recent strike lasted only three. The strike affected about 31,000 miners working in the mines of Free State and west of Johannesburg. The South African miners' strike ended with a deal set for a newly …

Eleven people killed in accident at platinum mine in South Africa

South Africa is the world's largest producer of platinum. The country had 49 fatalities from all mining accidents in 2022, a decrease from 74 the year before.

South African gold mine operator to meet workers as strike …

14 Feb 2022. 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 ...

After the massacre: life in South Africa's platinum mining belt

10. O n 16 August 2012, Thembisa Nkuzo was among a group of women who set out from their homes in Nkaneng settlement, in South Africa's platinum mining district, and began …

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

According to YLE, the strikes could involve up to 100,000 workers in public transport, retail, municipal services, manufacturing, construction, schools and other workplaces. The government plans ...

Five miners freed from Gold One sit-in ordeal

Image: Thulani Mbele. Three mine workers managed to escape and two were released due to their medical conditions after being stuck in an illegal underground …

Exploring The Incidents Of Strikes In Post-Apartheid South Africa

A large number of strikes in South Africa are to petition employers to either increase w ages or improve the working conditio ns. A ccordi ng to th e 2 012 's edition of th e Ind ustrial Action ...