5:17am

Mon September 10, 2012
Africa

For Many S. Africans, Strikes Recall Apartheid Era

Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 6:40 am

Last month, a confrontation between the police and striking platinum miners turned deadly when police killed 34 people. The incident, and the fallout, have sent shock waves across South Africa, with people saying that the violence harks back to the bad old days of apartheid, repression and white minority rule.

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