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Mine owners threaten to fire strikers in South Africa
In Johannesburg two gold mines threaten to fire black workers who do not return to work. The National Union of Mineworkers accuses authorities of plotting to crush the strike with arrests, reporting 177 members detained. Anglovaal and Harmony mines threaten dismissal as pay talks falter.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ck National Union of
Cyril Barannesa
Anglovaal Ltd
Couriey
Chamber of Mines