ARTICLES RELATING TO
LONMIN UNREST
Lonmin says that it would take time for its 28 000 employees to heal from the Marikana killings, but it vows to rebuild trust with miners, unions and investors.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has confirmed the end of the Lonmin strike, saying negotiations had been tough but "worth it".
Striking miners at Lonmin's Marikana platinum have accepted an offer of a 22% overall pay rise to end over five weeks of crippling and bloody industrial action.
Platinum producer Lonmin has tabled a second wage offer to striking workers.
SA’s economic growth will remain subdued in the medium term due to unrest in the platinum sector and a weak global economic environment, a poll shows.
Africa is top priority for the World Bank, says the group's new president Jim Yong Kim.
The Marikana shooting showed relaxed labour laws are not the answer to SA's economic problems, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
The South African mining industry needs to achieve transformation goals faster to achieve authenticity, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says.
Threats by expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema to make mines ungovernable will result in job losses, the Democratic Alliance says.
Minister Susan Shabangu has warned that the wave of unrest in the mining sector that saw 44 people killed this month will have an impact on potential investments.
The rand is slightly softer against the dollar, with labour unrest in the mining sector seen keeping it under pressure.
SA institutions provide protection for foreign investors in the mining sector, says Mines Minister Susan Shabangu in a bid to soothe jangled investor nerves.
The JSE has reached record highs despite forecasts of a fall amid the global crisis and deadly strikes at a Lonmin platinum mine.
The DA has proposed a slew of policy and legislative reforms to guard against another Lonmin tragedy.
Trade Minister Rob Davies has reassured foreign investors that the Lonmin mine tragedy should not be over-read as something South Africa cannot handle.
