South African police fire tear gas at striking miners
South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Saturday to disperse striking miners rallying in Marikana after raids on their hostels to seize weaponry, witnesses claim.
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.
Fifty miners released but authorities in turmoil
Fifty of the South African miners who were charged with the murder of their colleagues have celebrated their freedom outside a courthouse.