Mineweb writes that South Africa should brace itself for strikes in the gold and coal mining sectors and, while the latter is arguably more important given the country’s current electricity situation, it would be disastrous to have two sector-wide strikes running concurrently within the mining industry.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that one man was killed and three others injured on Thursday when the wall they were plastering collapsed on them in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that opposition parties have called for immediate compensation for the families of the Marikana miners who were killed almost three years ago.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) is preparing for the “mother of all struggles” in its fight against retrenchments in the mining sector, its president Joseph Mathunjwa said on Thursday.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that the Chamber of Mines of SA (CoM) says it is considering legal action against the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) over allegations that gold producers owed miners millions in overtime pay.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that up to 1,100 workers at Evraz Highveld Steel are set to lose their jobs after being served with section 189 (retrenchment) notices as the company scrambles to save itself.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that heavy gunfire rattled through an abandoned mine in Ekurhuleni for several hours on Thursday as the police waged running battles with rival gangs of illegal miners, who are also known as zama zamas.   Source: Latest News

ANN7 reports that more than 50 events are expected to take place this weekend in commemoration of the third anniversary of the Marikana deaths in August 2012, when 44 people were killed in seven days.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has accused the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) of damaging already strained relations between the two bodies by the latter’s dismissal of several shop stewards.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu is to embark on a nationwide strike against job losses, the electricity crisis and the lack of reliable public transport on 7 October.   Source: Latest News