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More than 36,000 mining jobs under threat in next 3 months

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 09:17 - 29 February 2016
A mine shaft is seen near Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
A mine shaft is seen near Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
The South African mining industry is under pressure from sinking metal prices and soaring costs which has triggered a wave of job cuts across the industry.
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South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday more than 36,000 jobs were under threat in the embattled industry over the next three months.

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