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South Africa: 5,270 Jobs On Chopping Block As Sibanye Restructures Marikana
Daily Maverick, 26 September 2019
Sibanye-Stillwater has informed trade unions it aims to cut up to 5,270 jobs at its Marikana operations, which were once part of Lonmin. If Sibanye had not acquired Lonmin, more… Read more »
Sibanye Mine Rings Changes, Thousands of Jobs on Chopping Block
Sibanye-Stillwater Mine merged with Lonmin in the North West Province, a mine that drew world attention during the Marikana mine massacre in which 30 miners were killed by police during protests over wage increases. Despite opposition from surrounding mining communities the merger went ahead and the mine will now retrench over 5,000 miners but it could have been more, writes Ed Stoddard for Daily Maverick.
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The death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater's operations during 2018 stands at more than 20 - close to half of the fatalities in the entire mining industry. Read more »
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Kolekile Sipunzi, the National Union of Mineworkers general secretary, has said that the union will "fight tooth and nail with the necessary vigour" following the announcement that ... Read more »
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South Africa's Sibanye Mine's takeover of Lonmin Mine has been concluded, despite opposition from mining communities. The takeover which was approved by shareholders on May 28, ... Read more »
