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South African Coal Miners End Strike
South African coal mineworkers today ended a 10-day strike after reaching a pay agreement with employers, their union said, relieving pressure on the country's strained power supply.
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South Africa's Mine Massacre Town Sees Little Change 3 Years On
Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin's Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid hardship and inequities.
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South Africa Union Agrees to Deal to End Strike: Leader
South Africa's radical AMCU union on Friday said that it had agreed in principle to a deal to end the country's longest-ever mining strike, a day after platinum producers announced the agreement.
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'Up to 4,000' strike at South African Amplats mine: union
Up to 4,000 mineworkers staged a sit-in strike at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa's restive platinum belt on Friday over the suspension of four leaders, a union representative told AFP.
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South African miner Gold Fields fires 8,500 strikers
South African miner Gold Fields on Tuesday fired 8,500 workers who refused to halt an illegal stoppage at its KDC East mine, a spokesman said.
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Work resumes at South Africa's troubled Marikana mine
Up to 4,000 workers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa which was the scene of deadly violence in August, returned to work on Friday after downing tools a day before, managers said.
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New work stoppage hits South Africa's troubled Marikana mine
As many as 4,000 workers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa, which was the scene of deadly violence in August, have renewed a work stayaway on Thursday, owners Lonmin said, amid allegations of police harassment.
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12,000 sacked as S Africa mine strike turns deadly
The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, sacked 12,000 striking workers in South Africa on Friday, just hours after a miner was killed in clashes with police.
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South Africa Lonmin miners end strike, accept pay raise
After a round of fresh talks yesterday, a negotiator had announced in the afternoon that the workers had settled for a 22 per cent wage rise and a USD 245 one-off bonus from the owners of the world's third largest platinum mine.
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Higher wage demands spread to other South African mines
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday told striking miners the nation's leaders are mourning with them but he refused their request that he visit the dusty site where police killed 34 strikers and wounded another 78. The killings have caused outrage and eroded support for the party that brought down apartheid and has governed for the near...
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South African Coal Miners End Strike
South African coal mineworkers today ended a 10-day strike after reaching a pay agreement with employers, their union said, relieving pressure on the country's strained power supply.
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South Africa's Mine Massacre Town Sees Little Change 3 Years On
Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin's Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid hardship and inequities.
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South Africa Union Agrees to Deal to End Strike: Leader
South Africa's radical AMCU union on Friday said that it had agreed in principle to a deal to end the country's longest-ever mining strike, a day after platinum producers announced the agreement.
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'Up to 4,000' strike at South African Amplats mine: union
Up to 4,000 mineworkers staged a sit-in strike at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa's restive platinum belt on Friday over the suspension of four leaders, a union representative told AFP.
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South African miner Gold Fields fires 8,500 strikers
South African miner Gold Fields on Tuesday fired 8,500 workers who refused to halt an illegal stoppage at its KDC East mine, a spokesman said.
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Work resumes at South Africa's troubled Marikana mine
Up to 4,000 workers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa which was the scene of deadly violence in August, returned to work on Friday after downing tools a day before, managers said.
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New work stoppage hits South Africa's troubled Marikana mine
As many as 4,000 workers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa, which was the scene of deadly violence in August, have renewed a work stayaway on Thursday, owners Lonmin said, amid allegations of police harassment.
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12,000 sacked as S Africa mine strike turns deadly
The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, sacked 12,000 striking workers in South Africa on Friday, just hours after a miner was killed in clashes with police.
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South Africa Lonmin miners end strike, accept pay raise
After a round of fresh talks yesterday, a negotiator had announced in the afternoon that the workers had settled for a 22 per cent wage rise and a USD 245 one-off bonus from the owners of the world's third largest platinum mine.
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Higher wage demands spread to other South African mines
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday told striking miners the nation's leaders are mourning with them but he refused their request that he visit the dusty site where police killed 34 strikers and wounded another 78. The killings have caused outrage and eroded support for the party that brought down apartheid and has governed for the near...
