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UPDATE 1-Rugby-Cooper won’t play for Wallabies without improvements

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(Recasts with Cooper quotes) By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper said he would not play for Australia unless changes were made to the "toxic" environment surrounding the team, which he felt was "destroying" him as a "player and as a person". The 24-year-old has been sidelined for Australia's last two Rugby Championship … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-Rugby-Cooper won’t play for Wallabies without improvements

S.Africa’s Implats says has given "pay adjustment"

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JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) - World no. 2 platinum producer Impala Platinum said on Thursday it was giving workers a "pay adjustment" and details would follow, against the backdrop of a wave of illegal strikes sweeping South Africa's mining sector. "Yes we have, that's correct," Implats spokesman Bob Gilmour told Reuters when asked if a pay adjustment had been made. … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s Implats says has given "pay adjustment"

UPDATE 3-Amplats talks tough, S.Africa illegal mine strikes spread

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* Amplats CEO says platinum sector "in crisis" * Amplats says could start firing unlawful strikers * ANC rebel to address Implats' workers on Thursday * About 75,000 miners off the job in S.Africa By Ed Stoddard and Sherilee Lakmidas JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Reuters) - An illegal strike spread through AngloGold Ashanti's South African operations … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-Amplats talks tough, S.Africa illegal mine strikes spread

S.African mine labour strife halts slide in chrome

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* Strikes cut UG2 ore output by 150,000-250,000 T - traders * Reduced output stems four-month ferrochrome price decline * Longer-term plans to produce more UG2 chrome ore By Harpreet Bhal and Silvia Antonioli LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The impact of South African mine labour unrest has spread beyond precious metals to UG2 chrome ore, a by product of … [Read more...] about S.African mine labour strife halts slide in chrome

UPDATE 1-Altech to sell West Africa unit as profit plunges

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* To sell 75 pct stake in Altech West Africa * First-half earnings down 19 pct * Shares down nearly 7 pct (Adds details) JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Africa's Allied Technologies said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its majority stake in its money-losing Nigerian business, its latest attempt to stem losses from outside its home market. The … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-Altech to sell West Africa unit as profit plunges