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South Africa: Wildcat Strike Over At Royal Bafokeng's Platinum Mine. How Painless Was That?
Daily Maverick, 24 August 2012
Strikers from two other mines have joined thousands protesting at the Lonmin mine where 34 strikers were killed by police. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa ... see more »
Police at Lonmin's troubled Marikana mine (file photo): The strike at Royal Bafokeng Platinum mine was peaceful unlike the one at Marikana that turned deadly.
The government announced a national week of mourning, including a task team to probe labour issues and a committee to provide support to relatives who were involved in the deadly ... Read more »
The police chief says that police officers were forced to shoot the 34 striking miners after a series of violent protests at one of the world's largest platinum-producing mines. Read more »
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