

* Share price shoots up 17 pct, looks overbought at such levels * Lonmin says over 5,000 now cut from headcount, most voluntary (Adds details, spoke...


JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (Reuters) - South African-focused platinum producer Lonmin said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce by over 5,000 in a res...


(Repeats to more subscribers with no change to text) JOHANNESBURG, March 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Unio...


JOHANNESBURG, March 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Wednesday fewer jobs would be lost a...


* Political, union pressure on companies to halt job losses * Ruling party worried job cuts could affect local elections * Weaker rand offers some sup...


By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo CAPE TOWN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lonmin will not "shy away" from a merger or takeover but for now the company was focused on its...