Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited announced that a second meeting was held on January 29, 2013 in terms of section 189 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 between Harmony and its Kusasalethu employees represented by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Solidarity and UASA ('the Unions'). The Unions have accepted Harmony's rationale for issuing the section 189 in terms of the LRA, which may lead to the possible closure of the mine and the possible retrenchment of all employees. Although the temporary closure of Kusasalethu due to safety and security reasons remains in place, the conditions under which the mine could be re-opened were discussed.

The next meeting has been scheduled for the 6th of February 2013.