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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) urges all its members in the mining, energy and construction sectors to fully participate in the COSATU marches across the country to avert continuing job losses in the country.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will tomorrow (Tuesday, 12 February 2019) convene a media briefing to clearly communicate way forward with regard to the proposed business model announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address to split up Eskom into three entities, i.e Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) totally rejects the proposed business model announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address last night to broke up Eskom into three parts, Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. President Cyril Ramaphosa also confirmed that non-core assets of Eskom would be sold. The unbundling of Eskom will result in massive job losses and retrenchments in provinces like Mpumalanga.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in KwaZulu Natal is extremely angry with Somkhele Mine following the company's failure to adhere to the Labour Relations Act of 1995, Section 189(A) when dealing with retrenchments.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) PWV Region takes note of Mr. Angelo Agrizzi's testimony at Zondo's State of the Capture Commission of Enquiry regarding money that our former Kloof Branch Chairperson the late Jackson Mafika is alleged to have received from Bosasa pertaining to tender processes.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Eastern Cape Youth Structure congratulates the class of 2018 on the recently announced matric results. We welcome the improvement of our province in the recent results and national standings. As the Youth Structure, we pride ourselves as we played a role in improving the results due to our continuous involvements in providing schools with equipment such as calculators and other educational materials through our "Back To School Campaign". We further wish to...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly condemns the escalation of systematic attacks on its members by alleged AMCU hooligans who are exploiting the strike situation with acts of crime and barbarism at Blybank in Carletonville. There are 15 houses and 6 cars that have been burnt since the AMCU strike started last year. All 15 houses that were burnt belongs to NUM members. The NUM is concerned that NUM members houses are being burnt down every day. It is also disturbing that NUM member...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly condemns the bad and evil attitude unleashed by the Business Rescue Practitioners (BRP's) with regard to the non-payment of employees salaries in the past two months at Optimum and Kroonfontein operations. It is sad and painful that NUM members and other workers had to go on black Christmas without being paid their salaries after rendering their service.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Free State Region welcomes the removal or transfer of Free State Eskom General Manager Lindi Mthombeni. It has been our plea as the NUM members in the Free State Region that we have lost trust in her because she never delivered as the General Manager.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Western Cape notes the appointment of the Eskom Sustainability Task Team by President Cyril Ramaphosa to mainly advise him on how to bring back Eskom to the right path.