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South African mine violence investigation reopens
An inquiry into 46 deaths during a violent mine strike in South Africa reopened Monday after it was postponed for victims’ families to travel and hear how their loved ones died. Police lawyers told the commission that officers fired live ammunition at strikers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana…
Workers to petition for murder charges against police after strike-related shooting
Representatives of 12,000 fired Anglo American Platinum workers in South Africa will lay murder charges after a colleague was killed in clashes with police, a leader said. “What we want to do tomorrow (Monday) is to open a case against the SAPS (South African Police Service),” said George Tyobela, a…
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