Johannesburg - Miners intended to march to Sibanye gold mine on Wednesday afternoon to present a memorandum of pay demands, the National Union of Mineworkers said.
“The march precedes a rolling mass action that is likely... should the Chamber of Mines fail to accede to the demands of the workforce,” NUM general secretary Frans Baleni said in a statement.
The demands included a monthly R7000 basic salary for surface workers, R8000 a month for underground workers, and a 15 percent increase for all other categories.
The march would begin at 4pm in Westonaria and proceed to the mine's offices, also in Westonaria.
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