What is unfolding underground remains as clear as a glass of brandy and coke, and it is not known how many of those involved are willing participants and how many have been coerced. But the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which is in effect the only union there, expressed concern that some.
Impala Platinum (Implats) said on Monday that a wildcat strike was unfolding underground at its Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine in North West. The company said as of mid-afternoon, about 2,205 employees were still underground, and the demands of the strikers remained unclear.
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Criminal and internal disciplinary investigations are under way after the illegal underground sit-in protest at Gold One mine in Springs on the East Rand in Gauteng.
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