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1. NATIONAL STAY AWAY The National Executive Committee assessed the NUM state of readiness for the national stay away that has been called by COSATU for Wednesday 27 September 2017 and was satisfied that the message has filtered down to the members. Shop steward councils and mass meetings have been held throughout all our regions. We are assured that our members will fully heed the call and either join the planned marches or stay at home on Wednesday. We expect big business, banks, in pa...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is extremely angry and disturbed after it received complaints from its members who listened to SABC Radio Umhlobo Wenene news bulletin yesterday between 5 and 6 pm repeatedly reporting that the NUM distances itself from the upcoming Cosatu national strike on Wednesday. They quoted Irvin Jim as the General Secretary of NUM. Irvin Jim is not the General Secretary of NUM. He is the General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of Sout Africa (NUMS...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will on Tuesday the 26th of September 2017 at 11 am will hold a post-NEC media conference at its Headquarters in Johannesburg. The NUM leadership will announce the outcomes of the NEC meeting held on the 21 and 22 of September 2017 at the Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre in Midrand.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Northern Cape working together with Solidarity in Assmang operations ( Beeshoek, Blackrock, and Khumani) has signed a 3-year wage agreement of 8% for the lowest earnings in the first year, 8% the second year and 7% in the third year. The lowest paid employee currently paid R15,284.88 on a total package which will see 8% increase in the first year earning R16,507.67.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) can confirm that 67 NUM members who staged a sit-in underground have resurfaced from underground at Petra Diamonds Finsch Mine in Northern Cape.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed a 3-year wage agreement with Exxaro Coal which comprises of Grootgeluk and Leeuwpan mines respectively workers will resume work today and the latest Tuesday next week with one operation at Lephalale in Limpopo and Delmas in Mpumalanga.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has served Petra Diamonds with a 48 hours notice to embark on a protected strike at Koffiefontein Mine in Northern Cape.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at Finsch Mine in Northern Cape have vowed to continue with their legal strike until Petra Diamonds addresses their demands. The strike started on Monday afternoon after the employer failed to reach an agreement with the NUM.

The National Union of Mineworkers Youth Structure (NUM-YS) stands to support the planned COSATU national strike that will take place on the 27 September 2017 across the country.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with AngloGold Ashanti today that in the event that the sale of Kopanang Mine is successful employees will be paid their retrenchment packages before being taken over by the new employer.