Sibanye-Stillwater suspends night shift work after employee killed during strike

Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday it would temporarily suspend night shift work after one employee was killed and others injured during overnight protests at its South African gold operations.

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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, which represents around 43% of Sibanye-Stillwater’s workforce in South Africa, downed tools on Wednesday night after wage talks with the company broke down.

Sibanye-Stillwater’s spokesman James Wellsted said he could no give details about how the employee was killed.