JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Wage talks are at a"critical stage" between South Africa's Association ofMineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and Anglo AmericanPlatinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin,the union's president said on Thursday.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a miningconference, Joseph Mathunjwa would not say if AMCU had movedfrom its original demands of close to 50 percent pay hike.Amplats' chief executive said on Wednesday that his company was"fairly close" to sealing a wage agreement with AMCU and otherunions. (Reporting by Ed Stoddard; Editing by Tiisetso Motsoeneng)