DRD
DRDD
DRD - DRDGOLD - Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company Limited to discipline
illegal strikers
DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)
ARB number 086 277 616
JSE trading symbol: DRD
ISIN Code: ZAE 000058723
Issuer code: DUSM
Nasdaq trading symbol: DROOY
("DRDGOLD" or "the company")
BLYVOORUITZICHT GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED TO DISCIPLINE ILLEGAL STRIKERS
Further to our announcement on 16 February 2007 and 20 February 2007, the
company hereby announces that the employees at its subsidiary Blyvooruitzicht
Gold Mining Company Limited ("Blyvoor") have resumed an illegal strike which
began on 13 February 2007 and was halted on 18 February 2007, pending
facilitated discussions at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
Arbitration ("CCMA"). The strike was declared unlawful by the Labour Court on 14
February 2007. The unprotected strike resumed on 27 February 2007 when the
employees did not report for the night shift. The refusal to work was in support
of the same demands that led to the strike which had been suspended, these being
a dispute in respect of leave pay and a demand by rock drill operators for a 40%
increase in wages.
Blyvoor and the National Union of Mineworkers ("NUM") made an attempt to settle
the dispute under the auspices of the CCMA. Blyvoor attempted to prevent the
continuation of the illegal strike by, inter alia, agreeing to refer the leave
pay dispute to arbitration and offering to pay an interim allowance to rock
drill operators and operators, on condition that NUM gave a firm commitment on
the recovery of tonnes lost as a result of the illegal strike. These offers
were, as at the publication of this notice, rejected.
The striking employees were issued with final warnings on 20 February 2007.
Following the resumption of the illegal strike, Blyvoor has today issued the
employees with a notice calling upon them to give reasons (a) for their refusal
to comply with the court order of 14 February 2007 and (b) why no final
ultimatum should be issued to them to resume their duties from the night shift
of 28 February 2007.
The striking employees have been notified that if they do not comply with a
final ultimatum, they may face dismissal.
Johannesburg
28 February 2007
Date: 28/02/2007 16:30:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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