North West - Wage talks at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine, in Rustenburg, continued late into the night on Monday, said the CCMA.
“There is incredible commitment from all the parties and the civil society groups that are involved to try and find resolution,” Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) director Nerine Kahn told SAfm.
“We are negotiating, and we are going late into the night,” she said.
“We know that the whole nation is watching.
“We also would like everybody just to be a little bit patient, because it's important in the negotiations that you follow procedures and try and make sure you keep the confidentiality... so people have the opportunity to report back to their constituency and they can make decisions as opposed to hearing from the public domain.”
On Monday, worker representatives said the striking workers were “not married” to their wage demand of a R12 500 monthly salary.
Kahn said she was hopeful that an agreement would be reached soon, and said there was “significant commitment”.
“Everybody in the room is trying to find each other.... They are trying to find ways of ending this impasse.
“We are always hopeful. Negotiations can take time. We think there will be a solution.... We hope.” - Sapa