Negotiations are set to continue on Wednesday between Cosatu and Lanxess Chrome mine management over an illegal strike and clashes with security guards, which injured 15 mineworkers.
Despite the recent violent wage strikes in the mining sector the National Union of Mineworkers is adamant they will demand a double-digit salary increase later this week.
Labour federation, Cosatu, has threatened protest action that will halt all transport services in the country, if the wage deadlock in the bus industry is not resolved urgently.
Numsa, six other unions and Malusi Gigaba have reached an agreement on the completion of the construction of Eskom's multi-billion-rand Medupi power station in Lephalale.
Agri SA's President Johannes Moller says the announcement by Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, will force many farmers to reduce production or shut down.
Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest producer of the metal, says 30% of the 14 000 workers whose jobs it said would be cut, will be redeployed to other Anglo operations in SA.
The African National Congress (ANC) has slammed Anglo American Platinum mines decision to retrench 14 000 of its workers as 'mischievous and insensitive.'
