NUM vows to fight job cuts at Samancor smelter after energy deal

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday vowed to fight planned job cuts at ferrochrome smelter Samancor, which could affect 2 400 employees even after a more than 50% electricity price reduction meant to avert job losses. State-owned power utility Eskom on February 27 announced the price cut for Samancor and Glencore’s joint venture with Merafe Resources after the distressed firms agreed last December to shelve planned job cuts while negotiating with Eskom. 
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Eskom says delayed Medupi FGD report to be submitted to Minister in early April

Eskom expects to submit its final benefit-cost analysis (BCA) report on flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) at the Medupi power station, in Limpopo, to Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp in early April, having released a draft report on the air-pollution reduction technology and six alternatives for public comment on February 24. The State-owned company acknowledged during a virtual consultation on the draft report this week that the submission had failed to meet the initial six-month deadline set in a directive issued by then Minister Dr Deon George on March 31, 2025.
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