EWN reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is confident it will reach an agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which has declared a wage dispute with the platinum producer after talks deadlocked.  

The company has offered an increase of 6.75%, while the union is demanding 14.35%.  According to the NUM, whose members make up a fifth of the workforce at Amplats, negotiations are now going to be held under the auspices of the CCMA.  The company’s Mpumi Sithole said they were still negotiating with the union and added:  "In fact we’re very confident that we’ll find each other very soon."  Amplats is also in negotiation with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).

• Read this report by Masego Rahlaga in full at EWN

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