South African Police Raid Striking Miners
- Author:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 15 September 2012
- Tags:
- Mining, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Labour
Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters at a platinum mine where 45 people were killed over a deadly wage dispute that erupted at the beginning of August. The show of force followed a government threat to halt illegal protests and disarm strikers who have stopped work at one gold and six platinum mines. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports.
Wild Cat Mine Strikes Spread in South Africa
- Labour Unrest Spreads to Anglogold Ashanti
- VIDEO: Strikes Continue at World's Largest Platinum Mine in South Africa
- Amplats Workers Granted Permission to Meet
- 19 Arrested as Mine Unrest Spread
- Mine Strike Spreads to Chrome Sector
- Another Day of Mines Unrest
- Gold Fields Strike Continues
- Strike Fever Hits Anglo Platinum's Bleskop Mine
- Gold Fields Protesters March
- Wage Strike Spreads to Second Mine
- In Brief - Probe into Mine Clash at Gold One
- Mining Salary Protests Spreads
S. Africa Faces Mine Strike Threat
- Strike Five Days a Month - Malema
- VIDEO: Calls for Mass Mine Strikes in South Africa
- Wage Strike Spreads to Second Mine
- Marikana, Malema, Rebellion, Revolution
- 'Make the Mines Ungovernable' - Malema and the Language of the Struggle
- Strikers Descend On Platinum Mine
- Marikana - How Much Will It Cost South Africa?
- Miners Return to Marikana
- NUM - Rich History, Unforgiving Present
- In Brief - Probe into Mine Clash at Gold One
Lonmin's Mining Strike Action in South Africa Ends
- Lonmin Workers Return to Work
- VIDEO: South Africa: Despite Lonmin Deal Inequalities Remain
- Parties Sign Deal to End Marikana Strike
- Lonmin Miners Accept Wage Deal, Returns to Work
- Marikana - the Strike Might Be Over, but the Struggle Continues
- Lonmin, Unions Sign Wage Increase Agreement
- We Have Role to Play - Unions
- Lonmin Offers Workers Bonus to Go Back
