Miningmx reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu), is thought to have personally intervened in the unprotected strike at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine that ended on Thursday morning.  

Amcu members were heavily represented in the action, which was driven by the local branch of Amcu.  Mathunjwa said he would not condone unprotected strike action and ordered branch members back to work.  Harmony said in an announcement on Thursday that after “six days of ongoing unprotected industrial action at the mine, Harmony management and Amcu leadership have reached an agreement, and all employees reported to work this morning.”  In terms of the agreement between union members and Harmony management, the company will press ahead with disciplinary action against employees who staged an underground sit-in in January, as well as those engaged in the latest strike action.  .  The actual lost production could be as much as 15 days, however, said Marian van der Walt, spokeswoman for Harmony

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