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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at PPC Cement Slurry are on strike over wages in Mafikeng. The NUM gave the company a notice to strike on Sunday last week and workers commenced with the industrial action on Monday. The company is offering workers an insulting offer of 6% across the board.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) can confirm that 153 NUM members and other workers who staged a sit-in underground on 10 October 2017 have resurfaced from underground at Zululand Anthracite Colliery. They resurfaced from underground last night at around 11 pm. The NUM can also confirm that they are still healthy and strong. They spent five days underground without eating and drinking.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) can confirm that its members and other workers have staged a sit-in underground since 10 October 2017 at Zululand Anthracite Colliery

The National Union of Mineworkers calls for the reinstatement of former Eskom acting CEO Mr. Jonny Dladla to his position. The rotation system announced by Eskom chairperson Mr. Zithembe Khoza is nothing but a fluke aimed at deactivating controls and systems from detecting corruption at Eskom.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has declared a wage dispute with Sibanye Stillwater Kroondaal operation after the wage negotiations deadlocked. The NUM is demanding R10 500 for category B and 15% for category A while the company is offering a mere 5,5% for category A and R750 category B. The NUM has already secured a date for the CCMA facilitation on the 2nd of November 2017 in Rustenburg.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is highly agitated by the decision of Eskom chairman Mr. Zethembe Khoza of rotating current executives to the role of Eskom Group Chief Executive. The chairman informed the public that exposure of all directors to this critical position will stabilize ESKOM.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a three-year wage agreement with Petra Diamonds Limited at Cullinan Diamond Mine, Finsch Diamond Mine Kimberley Ekapa Mining JV and Kiffiefontein JV operations in South Africa.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) President comrade Piet Matosa is disturbed about an article that appeared today on Mail and Guardian newspaper on page 14 titled "Numsa scores as internal squabbles divide NUM" quoting him as one of the people that were interviewed by the newspaper Journalist Govan Whittles

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has learned with shock the death of a mineworker at Impala Platinum number 20 shaft today as a result of rock fall.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Deputy President Joseph Montisetse will address mass meetings today at Finsch and Koffiefontein Mines in Northern Cape where the NUM members are on strike over wages. The two operations are owned by Petra Diamonds.