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Police fire tear gas to disperse Rustenburg miners

14 September 2012 - 17:23 By Reuters
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Police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse striking miners outside an Aquarius Platinum mine near Rustenburg, north-west of Johannesburg

That's according to a report on Talk Radio 702.

The move came two hours after Justice Minister Jeff Radebe announced a crackdown on "illegal gatherings" and the carrying of weapons to deal with five weeks of industrial action that has swept through South Africa's platinum sector.

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