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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has noted the pittance or insulting wage offers from the gold producers tabled today. They had offered annual wage increases of up to R550 to miners and up to 4.5 percent for artisans, miners, and officials. These wage offers are not even close to what our members are demanding. The gold producers have been very arrogant in their approach to this wage negotiations to the extent that their offer on the table smacks of insults and arrogance.

The NUM National Women Structure (NUM-NWS) held its national committee meeting from the 12th – 13th July 2018 at the Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre in Midrand. The women representatives from the NUM 11 regions gathered and reflected on the following key matters:

The NUM National Women Structure together with the Mineworkers Investment Trust (MIT) would this coming Saturday commemorate the 2018 Nelson Mandela Day in Free State under the theme "NUM Women Taking Action, Inspiring Change and Identifying their Actions Against Poverty".

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has noted the latest offer from Eskom. There are two options that Eskom presented to the unions which are options A and B. The NUM is taking the latest offer back to its members to give us a mandate as to whether they accept or reject the offer. Eskom is proposing a three-year wage agreement.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is deeply saddened and shocked about the death of five mineworkers that died after the eruptions of a fire yesterday morning at Phalaborwa Copper Mine in Limpopo.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) demands an immediate investigation into the cause of death of a mineworker earlier today at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in KwaZulu Natal is extremely concerned about unfortunate developments happening at Richards Bay Minerals. NUM members are currently on forced leave for an unknown period of time due to community /contractors road blockages which started on the 6th of July 2018. These developments have resulted in a fatality of a security guard yesterday.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has noted the latest offer from Eskom. The parties have agreed that they are not going to do media interviews in order to give unions an opportunity to consult with their members about the latest offer from Eskom presented late last night.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is ready to face-off with the gold sector companies negotiating under auspices of the Minerals Council South Africa, this coming Wednesday, 11 July 2018 at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg. The wage negotiations are starting at 10 am.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape will jointly march to Eskom, Building Industry Bargaining Council (BIBC) and the Department of Labour. Eskom will receive the memorandum at the regional offices and management of both the BIBC and the Department of Labour will receive the memorandum at the BIBC building.