"I'm conscious of what's best for the game,” he said. "I know South Africa are desperate for it to go ahead but if it means we have to move some dates then we have to be flexible on that.” … [Read more...] about South Africa admits 2021 Lions rugby tour could be pushed back into autumn
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South African police ‘shot miners to protect themselves’
This week's violence has forced Lonmin to freeze production at all its South African operations, which account for 12% of global platinum output. The company's London-listed shares fell more than 7% on Thursday. A spokesman at Lonmin's head office in London confirmed strikers had been served with an ultimatum to return to work on Thursday or face dismissal, but denied that might inflame the situation. … [Read more...] about South African police ‘shot miners to protect themselves’
South African police shoot dead striking miners
South Africa is home to four-fifths of the world's known platinum reserves but has been hit by union militancy and a sharp drop in the price of the precious metal this year. At least three people were killed in fighting in January that led to a six-week closure of the world's biggest platinum mine, run by Impala Platinum. Such incidents are seen as tarnishing South Africa's reputation among investors. … [Read more...] about South African police shoot dead striking miners
South African police open fire on striking platinum miners
On Sunday, a crowd killed two security guards after setting their car ablaze, authorities said. By Monday, angry mobs killed two other workers and overpowered police, killing two officers, officials said. Officers opened fire that day, killing three, police said. … [Read more...] about South African police open fire on striking platinum miners
South African miners’ families back Julius Malema’s call for nationalisation
It was the promises of a militant union that stirred violence at Marikana, where the ANC-aligned National Union of Mineworkers has been losing support. Malema hopes this will be mirrored on the national stage, where he accuses the ANC of failing to pursue economic freedom as it did political freedom, leaving millions of black people poor and disenfranchised. He wants mines to be seized from private companies and nationalised. The call appears to be gaining traction in Marikana, where workers are demanding from Lonmin, whose HQ is in London, a wage increase from 4,000 rand (£300) to 12,500 rand a month. … [Read more...] about South African miners’ families back Julius Malema’s call for nationalisation
