NUM members downed tool at coal operations from 6pm on Sunday.
The union has warned that the strike will have a negative impact on investment and has urged mine bosses to present a better wage offer if they want miners to go back to work.
The union is demanding a R1,000 increase for lower category workers, while the companies are offering berween R300 and R600.
The NUM’s Nelson Ratshoshi says, “The country is now facing an electricity challenge and the country is facing a serious economic challenge. We can’t afford to sacrifice our lives, our manpower. They must actually compensate us; they must give us different salaries for our power.”
