By Obakeng Maje

Rustenburg-The retrenchement issue that looms at Amplants and Lonmin has been brushed aside for now. This decision was taken after talks between a National Unions of Miners(NUM) and the Amplants management.

According to NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka,the talks are at advance stage.

“Up to so far we are engaged in talks with the mines management regarding retrenchement issue” Lesiba Seshoka told sabc radio.

“The management promised us that their decision of retrenching 14 000 00 mineworkers will be reviewed” Seshoka said.

The Lonmin and Amplats announced two weeks ago that they will retrench 14 000 00 mineworkers. This never settled well with ruling party and other political parties alike where the government threatens to disarm the platinum mine owners their licencing rights.

“We have put a proposal on Anglo Platinum management’s table to come up with a solution reagarding the issue” Lesiba Seshoka said.

“We want to alleviate poverty,job losses. So,we still waiting for their respond” He concluded.