Andiswa Mkosi
The world's largest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, fired 12,000 workers taking part in a three-week illegal strike on Friday.
This is after tough talk over wildcat stoppages in South African mines.
Two months of labour unrest has spread from mines to other parts of Africa 's biggest economy, causing political problems for President Jacob Zuma and his ruling African National Congress the veteran liberation movement long closely tied to unions.
Shell said on Friday it could not honour fuel delivery contracts around Johannesburg
Police shot dead another striking miner overnight, taking the death toll to 48 in the worst labour unrest since the end of apartheid.
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