ARTICLES RELATING TO JOSEPH MATHUNJWA

Slain official received death threats

2013-05-13 19:05

A slain Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union leader received death threats before he was killed, the union says.

Only 20 minutes for Marikana plan

2013-05-07 19:36

Police who took part in the Marikana mine shootings were only briefed about the dispersal plan for around 20 minutes, the Farlam Commission has been told.

Cop informer killed in Marikana unrest

2013-04-22 21:56

A police informant had been killed in Marikana, North West, amid the wage-related unrest in August last year, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Amplats signs with Amcu

2013-03-03 11:25

Anglo American Platinum has signed a recognition agreement with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, City Press reports.

Union didn't do enough - testimony

2012-12-04 22:24

Amcu leaders did not do enough to warn police about the threat of violence and prevent bloodshed at Marikana, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Union boss blames Lonmin for 'provocation'

2012-12-03 22:11

Lonmin mine's decision to renege on agreements was an act of provocation, Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa has said in Rustenburg.

Amcu jeopardised relations - lawyer

2012-11-30 21:08

Amcu jeopardised the relations between mineworkers and the Lonmin mine in Marikana, the Farlam commission of inquiry has heard.

Union boss grilled over Marikana evidence

2012-11-29 20:01

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has been taken to task at the Farlam Commission over alleged "untruths" in his evidence.

Song and dance at Marikana hearing

2012-11-28 21:02

A crowd of Amcu supporters have broken into song and dance when proceedings at the Farlam Commission in Rustenburg were adjourned.

Unions flex muscles at Marikana hearing

2012-11-28 17:45

Competing unions have brought multitudes of supporters to the Farlam Commission, when the president of Amcu gave evidence relating to the Marikana violence.

Witnesses row at Marikana hearings

2012-11-26 18:38

A debate over the appearance of witnesses has dominated proceedings at the Farlam Commission into the shooting in Marikana, North West, in which 34 people were killed.

Strikes: Zuma reveals ‘action package’

2012-10-17 18:28

President Jacob Zuma says an “action package” will be rolled out to address striking workers’ legitimate grievances.

No end to unrest despite Lonmin deal

2012-09-06 17:28

Mining giant Lonmin has signed a peace deal with main labour unions but a breakaway union and the strikers themselves rejected it.

Union boss: I wanted to die with them

2012-08-17 16:29

The president of mine union Amcu says he wanted to go back and die with his colleagues when he saw them fall from police fire at Lonmin’s Marikana mine.

 

Amcu president calls for peace

2013-05-13 14:10

Mineworkers should help put an end to the murder of their colleagues, Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa says.

Union had no control of strikers

2013-05-07 17:39

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa had no control over striking Lonmin mineworkers, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

NUM questions miner over weapons

2013-03-12 17:32

The National Union of Mineworkers has sought to establish how often miner Mzoxolo Magidiwana carried two weapons during a wildcat strike by Lonmin mineworkers last August.

Amcu boss: I was a laughing stock

2012-12-12 14:18

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa says he felt like a laughing stock for kneeling before Marikana miners and pleading with them to stop the violence.

Questions over Marikana strikers' weapons

2012-12-04 18:01

The purpose of the weapons striking miners wielded before the deadly shooting in Marikana has been debated at the Farlam Commission, in Rustenburg.

Missing Marikana footage in spotlight

2012-12-03 18:02

The absent footage of Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa's second address to protesters gathered at a koppie, hours before the shooting in Marikana, has been discussed at the Farlam commission.

AMCU denies toxic relations with NUM

2012-11-29 22:14

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has been questioned on Thursday about a "toxic relationship" between his union and the rival National Union of Mineworkers.

I condemned violent protests - Amcu boss

2012-11-29 18:00

President of Amcu Joseph Mathunjwa says he condemned the violent protests which engulfed mining operations in Marikana, North West in August.

Top cop left before shooting, hearing told

2012-11-28 19:18

North West police chief Lieutenant General Zukiswa Mbombo attended an ANC torch-lighting ceremony hours before the Marikana shooting, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Commission hears about union rivalry

2012-11-27 16:42

The Farlam Commission has listened to a radio debate, recorded in August, in which union rivalry was blamed for the deadly violence at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana, in North West.

Strikers shot at cops, inquiry hears

2012-11-09 22:31

Protesting mineworkers at Lonmin’s platinum operation in Marikana, North West, attacked police officers using firearms and traditional weapons, the Farlam commission has heard.

Marikana: Union wants the truth

2012-10-02 20:33

The Farlam commission of inquiry must uncover the truth about the shooting of mineworkers in Marikana, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says.

Cosatu: Malema claims scandalous

2012-08-20 21:41

Allegations by expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema that the NUM was not representing the interests of workers are "scandalous", Cosatu says.

Workers warned before bloodbath

2012-08-17 15:46

An emotional and a heartfelt plea was made to striking workers near a Lonmin mine in Marikana, moments before many were gunned down by police.

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