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The JB Marks Education Trust Fund will hold its 5th Annual Career Expo at Toevlug Primary School, Ventersdorp, in North West Province. The school is next to the JB Marks reburial site.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is shocked by AMCU's lies that they have negotiated for the R700 salary increases with Sibanye Gold. It is not true, AMCU only negotiated for an R25 that was negotiated outside the central bargaining forum which is the Chamber of Mines.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is extremely disappointed about the decision by Lily Mine to place the mine on a business rescue administration.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is extremely angry and disturbed that Sibanye Gold made an offer to their baby AMCU R25 on top of the Gold Sector wage agreement that was signed in 2015. This is being done outside the collective bargaining forum at the Chamber of Mines.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) fully support the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in their strike fighting for improved conditions of service and the equalisation of salaries and other issues at Pikitup.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is very disturbed about the behaviour of Lily Mine in excluding them from participating in issues relating to the aftermath of the incident in that mine. NUM has members at Lily Mine who might be directly and indirectly affected by the incident at this mine.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Deputy President Joseph Montisetsi will visit Lily Mine in Barberton tomorrow to meet with the management of Vantage Goldfields. The meeting will start at 11 am.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Western Cape region is angered by the dismissal of about 12 workers by NMC Construction Company precisely because they demanded safe drinking water. These workers are employed by Cape Town based NMC construction company and all are from Cape Town currently working on a site in Carnarvon, Northern Cape.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling on Eskom to reward its 46 000 employees for having worked hard to minimise load shedding in this country.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) held its National Pre-Bargaining Seminar on the 10th – 12th March 2016 in preparation for Collective bargaining that is scheduled to commence with Eskom, and the following decisions were taken: