Impala Platinum’s (Implats’s) board wants the CEO replacing Terence Goodlace to bring special focus to the group’s mines around Rustenburg that have not performed to their potential. The new appointment could be in place by the end of November when the CEO leaves, chairman Mandla Gantsho said. Speaking after the Implats annual general meeting, Gantsho said signs were good that new two-year wage agreements would be signed soon with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Talks with the union had been constructive and markedly different from those in 2013 that resulted in a five-month strike in 2014, he said. "We have an agreement in principle with Amcu’s negotiating team. They’ve gone to consult and will come back to us. "Even if they have a mandate from their members, that has to be ratified at a mass meeting. But we think it’s a saleable proposal," Gantsho said. Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa recently told Business Day that unlike the 2013 talks, which were "...
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