Gwede Mantashe News
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Thousands of Lonmin Plc workers sat in the sun and listened to Joseph Mathunjwa, leader of the most popular union in South Africa’s platinum-mining belt, tell them he wasn’t afraid to die in the fight for their rights.
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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress removed leaders from its youth wing and the Limpopo province as President Jacob Zuma moved against opponents a year ahead of elections, according to the Centre for Politics and Research.
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South Africa needs to take “bigger interest and control” of mines amid plans by Anglo American Plc and its platinum unit to cut output, said Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress.
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South Africa’s ruling party attacked some of the country’s largest companies this week as it sought to defend its record in government, straining its relationship with business and threatening investment.
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Sibanye Gold Ltd., South Africa’s second-biggest producer of the metal, was criticized by the country’s ruling party for planning to cut 3,000 jobs at its fire-stricken Beatrix West operation.
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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has instructed its structures to be “tough on discipline,” Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general of the ruling party, said.
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The leadership of South Africa’s ruling party downplayed calls by its youth wing to nationalize new mines in the country, saying “concrete proposals” are needed before the idea can be considered.
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Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the biggest producer of the metal, put plans on hold to cut as many as 14,000 jobs in South Africa following criticism from the government.
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A senior South African ruling party official accused the country’s top court of overstepping its mandate and warned it not to dabble in politics.
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South Africa’s ruling party and its labor union ally have agreed on a proposal to increase jobs for youths to help reduce a 25.5 percent unemployment rate.
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