HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 05/38232/06)
GROOTVLEI WORKERS STRIKE
SOME 1 4OO WORKERS AT THE GROOTVLEI SECTION OF HARMONY'S EAST RAND OPERATIONS
WENT ON AN UNPROTECTED STRIKE TODAY. THEIR ACTION IS BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO
PAY QUERIES ARISING FROM THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PAYROLL. OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR NEAL FRONEMAN SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THE PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED
QUICKLY AND THAT THE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE BACK AT WORK TOMORROW.
SPRINGS
13 JANUARY 1998