Exxaro raises pay offer, Northam strike may be long

South African diversified miner Exxaro raised its wage offer to striking workers at its mineral sands unit on Wednesday, while a union said another strike at Northam Platinum might be long. Exxaro, facing a wage strike since August 23, said it had increased its wage offer to members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to 8,5% from 8%, but the figure was still far below the union's demand for 14%.

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