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Amcu strike continues as talks set to resume

Johannesburg - Striking mineworkers at Rustenburg platinum mines were gathering on Monday morning for a briefing, Amcu said.

"We are gathering to brief workers about what transpired at the CCMA [Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration] meeting on Friday and the continuing talks," said Lazarus Khoza, branch shop steward at Amplats Khuselela mine.

He said the strike would continue until a resolution had been reached.

"Our demands have not changed," he said by phone.

Workers singing struggle songs could be heard on the background.

Members of Amcu went on strike at Impala, Lonmin and Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Thursday, demanding an entry level R12 500 monthly.

The union, employers, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant and Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu met at the CCMA offices in Johannesburg on Friday, in a bid to resolve the strike.

The talks were set to continue in Pretoria from Monday to Wednesday.

Amplats CEO Chris Griffith, Implats CEO Terence Goodlace and Lonmin CEO Ben Magara recently said a prolonged strike would probably further damage South Africa's reputation as an attractive business and investment destination.



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