Archbishop of York gives comfort to SA mining families
Dr John Sentamu has reached out to the families of those killed in the South African mine massacre after silence from political leaders.
South Africa miner standoff hardens as strikes spread
The standoff between striking miners and South African authorities hardened as workers rejected a new deal and 'gatherings' were banned.
SA politician: 'We are prepared to die for the strike'
The expelled ANC firebrand politician Julius Malema tells ITV News black South Africans are worse off now than they were during apartheid.
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South African police video shows officers 'bragging' about Marikana killings
Pressure is mounting on South African security forces after mobile phone footage was broadcast showing a new angle on the police shooting of 34 miners last year, which appears to show officers bragging about their actions.
Video of police opening fire on a protest had emerged at the time of the shootings at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine and showed a dozen striking miners being cut down in a hail of police bullets.
Click here for more on the miner's strike at Lonmin and to see the original video.
The new footage is thought to have been filmed by the police themselves and shows officers bragging about the killings.
The video goes on to show further shootings, undermining claims that the police fired in self-defense.
Archbishop of York gives comfort to SA mining families
Dr John Sentamu has reached out to the families of those killed in the South African mine massacre after silence from political leaders.
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South African miners' hero charged with money laundering
by Rohit Kachroo - Africa CorrespondentThe outspoken South African politician Julius Malema stormed out of court today, saying he was being fitted up by the government.
Mr Malema has been a key supporter of the recent miners strikes.
Today he was in court on trial for money laundering, which, he said, was an attempt to silence him.
Police fire rubber bullets at South African striking miners
by Rohit Kachroo - Africa CorrespondentPolice fire rubber bullets to disperse crowds of mine workers near Rustenburg. South Africa's mining crisis is not going away.
Report: Death toll in South African strikes reach 47
Two people have died after clashes between police and striking miners in South Africa, including a local councillor who was apparently an innocent bystander, according to the Associated Press.
Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up a march by thousands of strikers at the Amplats mines near Rustenburg, belonging to Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest platinum producer.
Amplats strike leader Evans Ramokga said a miner was run over by a police armoured car and dragged several yards before it stopped. He said the man died overnight in hospital. The latest deaths bring the death toll to 47.
South African councillor dies after police shots during strikes
A governing party councillor shot by police firing rubber bullets at the scene of a mine strike has died, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) have told the Associated Press.
It said African National Congress councillor Paulina Masuhlo was shopping on Saturday near the Never Die Tavern at the miners' shantytown of Lonmin platinum mine when police firing from a speeding armoured car hit her and other women.
Cosatu have said that Ms Masuhlo died in hospital yesterday after being shot during the violence.
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Marikana mine workers return to work amid strikes
South African miners returned to work at Marikana platinum mine today after a bloody six-week strike came to an end with the company reaching a deal.
The Marikana platinum complex was the scene of violent protests in which 44 people died. Some 15,000 miners at Gold Fields' Dreifontein Gold Mine remain on strike.
South African miners return to work after bloody strike
Lonmin workers have celebrated after their employer agreed to pay them up 22% more, following weeks of industrial action.
Many South African miners returned to work today, however protests continued throughout other regions.
Striking miners with traditional weapons fired at by SA police
The standoff at a South African mine run by platinum producer Amplats has seen police clash with a crowd of men carrying traditional weapons such as spears and machetes.
A police spokesman said tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets were fired to disperse an "illegal gathering" at the mine outside the city of Rustenburg.
It remained unclear whether anyone was injured in the exchange.
The action was understood to have been inspired by the brokering of a new wage deal at a Lonmin mine in Marikana.
Ministerial statement: 'Lessons to be drawn' from Marikana crisis
by Rohit Kachroo - Africa CorrespondentA ministerial statement on the Marikana crisis said there are "lessons to be drawn from this experience". Seems like a slight understatement.
The statement continues: "This has given concrete expression to what our country is known for which is resolving all our differences through dialogue".
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