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AMCU MOURNS TRAGIC BOTLENG COLLIERY FATALITY
18 July 2026 SUMMARY: AMCU has expressed deep concern following a fatal workplace incident at Botleng Colliery in Mpumalanga, where a track dozer operator was found deceased after the machine became submerged in a pit water area on 17 July 2026. AMCU believes the incident may highlight failures in hazard identification, risk management and compliance with critical safety procedures. The union reiterated that no production target should ever take precedence over the health and safety of mineworkers, reaffirming its commitment
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AMCU OUTRAGED BY ANOTHER PREVENTABLE MINING FATALITY AT GOLD ONE
11 July 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction
AMCU MOURNS AS FIFTH MINEWORKER PERISHES AT IMPALA THIS YEAR
08 July 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction
AMCU SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS EXPOSES STATE FAILURE
26 June 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction
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AMCU MOURNS TRAGIC BOTLENG COLLIERY FATALITY
18 July 2026 SUMMARY: AMCU has expressed deep concern following a fatal workplace incident at Botleng Colliery in Mpumalanga, where a track dozer operator was
AMCU OUTRAGED BY ANOTHER PREVENTABLE MINING FATALITY AT GOLD ONE
11 July 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed outrage over a preventable fatality at Gold One’s Modder East Operations
AMCU MOURNS AS FIFTH MINEWORKER PERISHES AT IMPALA THIS YEAR
08 July 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has learnt of another fatal mining accident at Impala Platinum’s 10 Shaft in
AMCU SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS EXPOSES STATE FAILURE
26 June 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has warned government not to use the current 30 June anti-illegal immigration mobilisation
AMCU SLAMS CONTINUED LOSS OF LIFE AT HARMONY OPERATIONS
20 June 2026 SUMMARY: AMCU has expressed shock and frustration following another fatality at Harmony Gold’s Moab Khotsong Mine in Orkney, where a seismic-related fall
AMCU QUESTIONS INDUSTRY-LED TMM SAFETY APPROACH FOLLOWING FATAL INCIDENT AT STUART COAL
19 June 2026 SUMMARY: The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed deep concern following a fatal incident at Stuart Coal Mine in
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AMCU COMMEMORATES MAY DAY
On Friday, 1 May 2026 the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union “AMCU” gathered in numbers at the Wonderkop Stadium in Rustenburg. Even though AMCU
MAY DAY 2026 IN PICTURES
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) marked May Day 2026 in the heart of Marikana – at Wonderkop Stadium and the historic Marikana Koppie – the day marked a powerful remembrance
Van Der Merwe: Lily Mine disaster could have been avoided
The Lily Mine disaster, which claimed the lives of three mineworkers seven years ago, could have been avoided. Magistrate Annemarie van der Merwe of the
AMCU marking 11 years since the Marikana Massacre featured on SABC News
Watch this SABC News story that covers AMCU’s 11th commemoration of the Marikana massacre. It includes analysis by Thato Masiangoako, a researcher at the Socio-Economic
AMCU featured on the SABC News “Remembering Marikana” segment
AMCU’s event commemorating the 11th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre was featured on the SABC News “Remembering Marikana” segment that aired on the 16th of
AMCU Holds Government to Account
EWN.co.za reports that AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa reiterated AMCU’s stance that government is accountable for the tragedy at Marikana in his 11th Marikana Massacre Commemoration