By Sapa
The five-month-long strike in the platinum sector finally ended on Monday with labour union Amcu accepting the employers’ offer.
“Platinum will never be the same again… What other unions could not do in more than 20 years, you could do in five months,” Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa told around 20,000 union members at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng, near Rustenburg in the North West.
He said the agreement would be signed on Tuesday.
“Workers will return to work by Wednesday. This means the strike is officially over,” he said to loud applause and dancing.
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