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AMCU urges Ramaphosa to speed up compensation for Marikana victims

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) says it has written two letters to President Cyril Ramaphosa to speed up the process of compensation for Marikana victims and their families but has received no reply. This comes as the country marks the ninth anniversary of the Marikana tragedy on Monday when 34 miners died in a hail of police bullets. AMCU says the families of the deceased have not […]

today16 August 2021

Local

To date, no one has taken responsibility for Marikana massacre: AMCU

South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) President, Joseph Mathunjwa says to date no one has taken responsibility for the massacre of the mineworkers. He added that the mining company Lonmin has failed to improve the lives of the mining community as they had promised. “How many houses have been built there at Nkanyeni? No improvement, we made money for Lonmin which is now Sibanye but there is […]

today14 August 2020

Local

Union calls for Ramaphosa’s intervention as death toll in ‘gassing’ incident at Kloof mine rises to four

The death toll in a reported “gassing” incident at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof operations has risen to four with three more mineworkers found dead on Monday‚ the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said. It said one worker was still missing. “AMCU received reports from its health and safety desk that another three workers were found at Ikamva Shaft. After a reported gassing incident‚ five workers were trapped‚ and one body […]

today12 June 2018

International News

Amcu vows to end exploitation of mine workers

Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa, says the union has ensured that mine workers will never be exploited by multi national mining corporations. On Wednesday Mathunjwa addressed thousands of mineworkers and political leaders, gathered at the infamous koppie at Marikana in the North West The commemoration was in honour of Lonmin mineworkers who were killed on 16th August 2012. Ten other people were killed in the period preceding the tragedy. Mathunjwa says: […]

today17 August 2017

Local

Protesting Harmony gold miners resurface

Harmony Gold has confirmed that more than a thousand miners who had been staging a sit in at the Kusasalethu mine near Carltonville, west of Johannesburg, have returned to the surface. The miners refused to surface after their shift on Wednesday following a disagreement over money. Harmony Gold says following all night discussions at the mine, the workers have resurfaced. Eighteen miners were earlier evacuated for medical reasons. Harmony Gold […]

today13 January 2017

Local

Zuma, ministers in court over ‘covert’ workers’ union

A huge civil suit involving staggering claims about the involvement of President Jacob Zuma, State Security Minister David Mahlobo and government intelligence agents in the formation of a new labour union aimed at destabilising anti-ANC labour union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) is due to be heard in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Rapport and City Press revealed in April and May this […]

today9 December 2016

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