All production ceased at Anglo Amorican's Nehanga mine on Jan.2, when 4,500 African miners went on strike. The strikers, who were told by the management that the strikes was unconstitutional, are protesting against the arrest of the Nchanga bromch chairman of the African Mineyorkers Union, The chairman, Mr, Mubenga has been remanded in custody for seven days on a charge of incitement to violence,
This is the latest in a seriss of unconstitutional strikes on the Copperbelt now pre-oceupying the New Northern Rhodesia Ministor of Labour and mines, Ir, Rouben Kamangs, He rocentiy warned African miners to uso the machinery for labour disputes available and the good offices cf his department.
Observers foel the strikes are symptomatic of the growing self-confidence of African miners which has accompanisd their new political power, Tho situstion is coising concern to the mine companics, bit becouse of voluntary cuts of copper sales to 85 per cent. of productive capacity the strike will not affect overall soles for 1963,