Striking mineworkers at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg in North West have been urged by the National Union of Mineworkers to go back to work.
NUM spokesperson, Lesiba Seshoka says the union is committed to a peaceful resolution at Implats.
The protests began in Phokeng on Thursday, with mineworkers apparently intimidating and assaulting people trying to get to and from work in the township outside Rustenburg.
They barricaded roads heading towards Freedom Park and threw stones at cars and looted shops. The crowd also torched a satellite police station in Freedom park.
Seshoka says the union met with Impala Platinum management on Friday evening in an attempt to resolve the current impasse, and the company agreed to re-employ all 17 200 workers.
He says as soon as all the workers are back at work, both NUM and Implats will meet to discuss all outstanding issues.
