Protests over pay have seen 45 people killed in weeks of unrest. Photograph: Reuters
South African's Goldmines Beset By Simmering Resentment -- The Guardian
For 150 years, the mines have divided rich and poor. Now the conflict looks as if it could blow up any time.
Down the mine there is pain, oppression and the cold fear of never coming back. But worst of all, said rock driller Mbuzi Mokwane, is the day he gets his pay cheque. "My pay day is the most miserable day for me. At least during the week I'm working. But on the day you're given a pay slip that says 4,000 rand [£300], you start calculating your outgoings and you can go crazy. There is daylight robbery in the mines."
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More News On The Unrest In South Africa`s Mining Industry
South Africa Mine Unrest Spreads -- Wall Street Journal
Concern as illegal mine strikes spread -- iol
AngloGold halts output in South Africa as strike action spreads -- The Telegraph
AngloGold says illegal strike spreads in South Africa -- Reuters
South Africa's mines: gulf between employees above and below ground -- The Guardian
Mining unrest spreads -- The South African
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