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South Africa mine protest leader urges national strike
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - A leader of major protest by platinum miners in South Africa called on Thursday for a national strike in the sector "to bring the mining companies to their knees".
"On Sunday, we are starting with a general strike here in Rustenburg," protest leader Mametlwe Sebei told a crowd of several thousand striking workers at a football stadium near Rustenburg in the heart of the platinum belt.
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/uk-safrica-mines-strike-idUKBRE88C0FP20120913
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