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Liquidators find Aurora abused assets

Joint provisional liquidators of Pamodzi Gold have found serious discrepancies between the assets taken over by Aurora Empowerment Systems when it made a R600 million bid for the Grootvlei and [...]

Pamodzi Gold liquidators move to prevent ‘major ecological disaster’

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The joint provisional liquidators of the troubled Pamodzi Gold’s East Rand mining assets are preparing a proposal to the Department of Water Affairs to prevent a potential [...]

Pamodzi Gold’s Mining Assets Put Up for Sale by South African Liquidator

Pamodzi Gold Ltd. (PZG)’s mining assets in South Africa have been put up for sale, the company’s joint liquidators said. Pamodzi’s Orkney, Modderfontein, Grootvlei, Nigel and East Rand operations are [...]

Solidarity six point rescue plan for former Aurora employees

Including the collection of arrears in salaries and benefits. A special task team of the Solidarity Movement, consisting of representatives of the trade union, Solidarity, the civil rights initiative, AfriForum, [...]

NUM wants Aurora directors charged

The National Union of Mineworkers has called for the liquidators of the now defunct Pamodzi Gold assets to take “civil or criminal action or both” against the directors of Aurora [...]

Hospitality Sector Minimum Wages as from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012

Hospitality Sector Minimum Wages as from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012 TABLE 1: Table 1:   Minimum wages for employers with 10 or less employees Minimum rate for the [...]

Aurora’s heritage having ripple effect: Solidarity

While Pamodzi’s liquidators could potentially prevent the controversial Aurora Empowerment Systems from causing further damage at the Orkney and Grootvlei mines, the result of Aurora’s heritage is still having a [...]

Department calls off presentation of Aurora proposals

June 8 2011 at 06:01am By Ayanda Mdluli and Dineo Matomela Comment on this story The Department of Labour’s presentation detailing its position on Aurora Empowerment Systems, the ousted operator [...]

Mine safety seems to be going in the wrong direction

Susan Shabangu explains how she intends to address issues like mine saftey with the R1bn budget. ALEC HOGG: It’s Wednesday June 1 2011 and in this special podcast we speak [...]

Pamodzi liquidator’s denials slammed

Trade union Solidarity has rubbished dismissed Pamodzi liquidator Enver Motala’s denials of bias in handing over the Orkney and Grootvlei mines to Aurora Empowerment Systems, saying Aurora’s type of conduct [...]