Thursday, September 20, 2012

South Africa Police Clash with Miners


Police have used tear gas and rubber bullets on striking miners. The workers at the Anglo American Platinum mine near Rustenburg want a pay increase. Fellow miners at the nearby Lonmin plant secured a 22 per cent pay rise on Tuesday. But the settlement does not resolve lingering questions about union rivalry at the heart of the violence, or the underlying class struggle. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports.

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