MARIKANA, Sept 17 (Reuters) – South African police stopped
ANC renegade Julius Malema from addressing a group of striking
miners on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as the government
sought to contain labour unrest in the country’s mines.
After arguing with police in Marikana, about 100 km (60
miles) northwest of Johannesburg, Malema was escorted out of the
area in his vehicle, the witness added.
The government said on Friday it would act against “illegal
gatherings” and those trying to incite violence among miners.
Malema, the former leader of the ANC’s youth wing who was
expelled from the party this year for indiscipline, has become
President Jacob Zuma’s most strident critic.
Malema has called on miners to make the industry
“ungovernable”.
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