Ramaphosa's old union seeks South African platinum mine comeback

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which dominated organised labour across South Africa’s platinum belt until the massacre at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in 2012, is plotting a comeback. By the end of this year, the union wants to represent 30% of the more than 167 000 workers at the world’s four biggest platinum producers, said NUM President Joseph Montisetse. It currently represents 18% of Impala Platinum’s workforce and 11% at Lonmin. He didn’t give figures for Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) or Sibanye-Stillwater, which is taking over Lonmin.