The union is gearing up to challenge the company's decision through the Commission of Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), aiming to reduce the potential impact on its members' employment.

The NUM has also issued a call for the resignation of Sibanye-Stillwater's senior management, including Chief Executive Officer Neal Froneman, citing a failure to effectively steer the company in a manner that safeguards workers' livelihoods.

"The decision by Sibanye is set to thrust numerous mine workers into severe poverty. The inability of the current leadership to manage the company is leading to significant instability in the gold sector, which is utterly unacceptable and represents a form of capitalist barbarism," stated Livhuwani Mammburu, NUM's National Spokesperson, in a recent statement.

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