JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) – South African police fired
tear gas on Wednesday at a crowd of protesters in a township
near a mine owned by Anglo American Platinum near
Rustenburg, the company said.
“I can confirm that the SAPS (South African Police Service)
used teargas to disperse an illegal gathering at Sondela
informal settlement,” spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said in an email
to Reuters.
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