The miners, about two-thirds of the total work force at the Vaal Reef gold mine, want politically aligned security guards suspended and employees to be barred from bringing weapons to work. They said they would refuse to return to work until their safety is guaranteed.
Violence erupted Saturday night between groups of Xhosa and Sotho workers in an apparent escalation of a dispute involving a bus line that carries workers to and from Lesotho, where mo
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