South Africa: Violent Protest At Anglo's Mogalakwena Mine

2 September 2015

A violent war has erupted between police and residents living near Anglo American's Mogalakwena Platinum Mine as local citizens blockaded roads, demanding jobs from the mining company.

More than 500 residents in Malabana, a rural village north-west of Polokwane, halted traffic for several hours with burning tyres on Wednesday to demand jobs from the company mining on their doorstep.

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