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Sep 05, 2014Thought-Provoking Photos Expose the Human Cost of South Africa's Mines. September 5, Thirty-four white wooden crosses symbolise the slaying of the Lonmin miners at the Koppies in Marikana by the South African police on 16 August 2012. as the labour unrest at Marikana attests, with the longest labour strike in the history of South
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Striking workers at Lonmin's South African platinum mines where 44 died last month in a labour strife say they will not return to work until their demand for more pay is met, the leader of a key union said. Workers are facing a Monday deadline to return to the Lonmin PLC mines paralysed by a four
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Saturday, 29 September 2012. South Africa Moody's downgrades South Africa, fears for stability. Moody's is downgrading South Africa's bond rating to a negative Baa1 from A3 citing concerns for political stability amid labor unrest and socio-economic stresses.
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September 15 Police and soldiers move into Marikana. Several people are injured, including a woman who later died. September 18 Miners at Marikana agree to end the strike after they secure pay increases of between 11% and 22%. Strikes and unrest, however, persist at other South African mines.
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JOHANNESBURG — South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse striking miners at a gold mine near Johannesburg on Monday, the latest outbreak in a wave of labor militancy spreading from platinum mining into other parts of the sector.
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Anglo American Platinum reopens five mines closed the previous week over unrest. September 19 Police fire rubber bullets at a crowd gathered near one of Anglo American Platinum's mines in Rustenburg, as workers insist their strike continues despite the company's claims to the contrary.
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Ivanhoe Mines indirectly owns 64% of the Platreef Project through its subsidiary,Ivanplats, and is directing all mine development work. The South African beneficiaries of the approved broad-based, black economic empowerment structure have a 26% stake in the Platreef Project.
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Sep 03, 2013By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) A strike in South Africa's gold mines began on Tuesday with some workers failing to go underground for the evening shift, despite an appeal by President Jacob Zuma for a solution to avert a stoppage that will hurt Africa's largest economy. It has
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A government inquiry into the unrest surrounding the wildcat strike at Lonmin Platinum PLC has begun. The strike led by rock drill operators resulted in the deaths of at least 46 people, 34 of whom at the hands of the police. Ian Farlam, a retired judge, is directing the investigation amid ongoing
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JOHANNESBURG, Growing unrest at Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations has left nine people dead since workers downed tools in November, prompting the country's mines minister to call on the police to step in and protect the local community.
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Oct 05, 2012(Reuters) Nearly two months of labor unrest that started in South Africa's platinum mines have spread across the sector and appear to be spilling into other parts of the economy such as
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By Bloomberg 12th September 2019 South African mining output increased for the first time in nine months in July as coal and iron-ore production surged. Mining production rose 2.4% from a year
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South African miners' strike enters second month By Abayomi Azikiwe posted on December 4, 2013 A major struggle between the National Union of Mineworkers and the bosses at Northam Platinum's Zondereinde facilities is turning out to be a critical test for this important labor organization in South
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South African police on Saturday fired rubber bullets, raided worker hostels and seized traditional weapons at platinum giant Lonmin in a crackdown on rising unrest in the key mining industry. A military helicopter arrived as backup after security forces used rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of
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Sickened South African Mine Workers Seek Justice in Courts. September 12th, 2012 Michelle Chen . South Africa's mining industry has been plastered across international headlines in recent days following the massacre of 34 protesting platinum mine workers in Marikana.
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Sep 04, 2013JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A strike by tens of thousands of South African gold miners severely affected production in the struggling industry on Wednesday. There were no reports of
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JOHANNESBURG-- Mine bosses have aggravated South Africa's labor unrest by dismissing striking mineworkers, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said Tuesday, voicing strong support for
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South African Operation Mercy shipments to Rwanda. Mandela's first state visit (Mozambique). August Mandela speech marking 100 days in office interrupted by labor unrest. September New Air Force Headquarters opened in Pretoria. British Prime Minister's first address to South African
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Sep 01, 2013JOHHANNESBURG — South African gold miners plan to strike for higher pay from tomorrow (Tuesday), inflicting more damage on an industry that has produced a
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Sep 12, 2012Machete-wielding strikers forced top world platinum producer Anglo American Platinum to shut down some of its South African operations on Wednesday, widening the labor unrest
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Mar 01, 2018A race-based civil war has been promised by black politicians in South Africa against the persecuted white minority. Suidlanders is preparing vital necessities for civilian non-combatants.
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JOHANNESBURG, Growing unrest at Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations has left nine people dead since workers downed tools in November, prompting the country's mines minister to call on the police to step in and protect the local community.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) South African police and security guards fired rubber bullets and tear gas Monday at sacked gold miners who were attacking colleagues to
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Nov 14, 2012Down a two-lane road, where slag heaps tower and miners shack homes crowd against each other, the labor unrest now gripping South Africa first caught fire.
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South Africa's economy continues to be tormented, as strikes spread to other sectors Kumba Iron Ore and Toyota being the latest victims of illegal strikes. Unrest in the gold mining industry also continues, as Gold One International Ltd. and Harmony Gold Mining Co. become the next producers in
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Sep 21, 2012President Jacob Zuma has warned that the ongoing unrest in the countries mining sector could see the South African economy plunge into a recession that could leave millions jobless. The
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Sep 14, 2012Platinum slated to gain more on S. Africa unrest outside the Anglo American mine in South Africa's North West Province, September 12, 2012. on the back of weeks of South African
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African Rainbow Minerals Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is a mining company based in South Africa. Patrice Motsepe is the executive chairman; Mike Schmidt is CEO. ARM has interests in a
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Sep 27, 2012South Africa Unrest To Impact Bullion Supply And Support Gold said all of its South African mines have been stopped. increase of 8.5% next March followed by an additional 0.5% in September
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