A South African mine suspended dozens of women on Friday after they refused to strip as part of measures to stop workers delivering food to illegal miners, their union said. The women who refused the intimate inspection were “assaulted and handcuffed using cable ties as if they are criminals”, the National Union of Miners said … Read more
British miner Anglo American has set aside $101 million (87 million euros) to cover potential damages for former South African staff who contracted the fatal lung disease silicosis at work, it said Thursday. The news came after Johannesburg’s High Court ruled in May to allow former and current mine workers, employed by South Africa’s main … Read more
At the end of a narrow road stands the dilapidated husk of a golf clubhouse, now overrun with tall weeds and creepers. It stands as a reminder of better times for the once booming mining town of Blyvooruitzicht, an hour’s drive southwest of Johannesburg. Joseph Rammusa, 53, was proud to have been the club’s president … Read more
AngloGold Ashanti is in talks with unions to lay off nearly 900 workers at its South African operations, a document obtained by Reuters showed on Thursday. Africa’s biggest gold producer employs about 25,000 people in South Africa, whose vast resources are accompanied by the risk of volatile labour relations, rising costs, regulatory disruptions and dizzying … Read more