National Union of Mineworkers
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Sep 25, 2026
Alec HoggHOST
Golf courses are supposed to be where birds are.
Alec HoggHOST
Andy, it almost feels like, and we had the recent issue as well with coal, where the National Union of Mine Workers said, hands off our coal, we're going to continue to produce coal.
Alec HoggHOST
It's almost like South Africa is in this very difficult situation.
Alec HoggHOST
We've got high unemployment.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Uh, without unions too, workers are obviously so much weaker.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I mean, think about what life was like before the National Union of Mine Workers, arguably the first mass movement of our modern era was created.
Stephen GrootesHOST
You had different people who spoke different languages, separated in different compounds, working as mine workers, separated by the language they spoke.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Once they were together, look what changed.
Elvis PresslinHOST
Cosatu's 15th National Congress is expected to resume today after failing to start yesterday due to disputes over credentials.
Elvis PresslinHOST
Several affiliates, including the National Union of Mineworkers, withheld their credentials in protest over the suspension of the first deputy president, Mike, Mike Shingange.
Elvis PresslinHOST
Now, he is also the Nehawu president and a favorite for the Cosatu presidency, was suspended for not signing leadership nomination documents.
Elvis PresslinHOST
For more on this, we're joined on the line by Cosatu's parliamentary coordinator, Matthew Parks.
Dani PainterHOST
The Congress held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand is currently at a standstill.
Dani PainterHOST
The National Union of Mine Workers is calling for proceedings to be halted.
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So comrades, we are not going to play games today.
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We are not going to allow this Congress to continue.
Mbuyiseni NdloziGUEST
But secondly, there's a council that they form, where the chap who is the leader of Solidariteit, Flip Buys, was sitting.
Mbuyiseni NdloziGUEST
Flip Buys goes and becomes the secretary general of National Mine Workers Union or Union of Workers of White People in the Mines.
Mbuyiseni NdloziGUEST
They turn it into Solidariteit in around 2000.
Macfarlane MoleliHOST
Mm-hmm.
July RadibeGUEST
Uh, no, thank you very much.
July RadibeGUEST
Um, o- one, we need to indicate that this, um, restructuring doesn't come as a surprise to us as the National Union of Mineworkers because our, our leadership in the, in the branch level has been taken through future forums, um, explaining further that the lifespan of that operation is coming to an end.
Sakina KamwendoHOST
And then, um, July, the restructuring could of course result in over 1,000 jobs, 1,114 is what it says.
Sakina KamwendoHOST
Um, those are the number of jobs that could be lost.
July RadibeGUEST
No, no. Um, remember when you consult, uh, through Section 189, and we, we are happy that the process now will be facilitated by the CCMA.
July RadibeGUEST
Um, remember the objective of that process is to save as many jobs as we can.
July RadibeGUEST
And, and what, what brings comfort to our table as National Union of Mineworkers is that Sibanye is not only having Kwezi operation in Rustenburg, they've got a lot of operations in Rustenburg where cross-transfer can be made in terms of us saving jobs.
July RadibeGUEST
So to date, we are, we are now talking of a figure of 780.