Strike at DRDGOLD’s ERGO operations suspended
DRDGOLD’s ERGO operations continue as normal after strike action scheduled for yesterday was called off.
The National Union of Mineworks (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) issued a 48-hour strike notice to the tailings retreatment company earlier this week. The dispute is over wages and profit sharing and remains unresolved.
The United Association of South Africa (UASA) accepted and signed the wage agreement on behalf of its members on Friday, 12 December 2025.
DRDGOLD reiterates that its offer “is fair, competitive and sustainable. The offer delivers meaningful improvements to employee remuneration, is well above current inflation, aligned with, or higher than, recent wage agreements concluded in the gold sector, and preserves the company’s ability to reinvest in the long-term sustainability of the ERGO operations.
The company remains open to further engagement and encourages a resolution that avoids unnecessary financial harm to employees and disruption to operations.
