(Recasts with police statement) JOHANNESBURG Oct 14 (Reuters) - South African police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up a sit-in by protesters at a police station over the weekend and arrested more than 70 miners from a nearby Gold Fields mine, police said. As many as 600 miners from Gold Fields Kloof mines staged a sit-in at Westonaria police station, … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-S.Africa police arrest 72 Gold Fields miners
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S.Africa may revisit growth outlook after strikes -cbank
JOHANNESBURG Oct 14 (Reuters) - South Africa's growth forecasts will likely need to be revisited given the impact of widening labour unrest on Africa's biggest economy, the central bank's deputy governor, Daniel Mminele said in a speech on Sunday. South Africa has been hit by a wave of wildcat strikes since August that have spread beyond the mining sector, … [Read more...] about S.Africa may revisit growth outlook after strikes -cbank
UPDATE 3-South Africa labour turmoil hitting growth
* Central bank: may need to revisit growth outlook * More than 70 miners arrested in clashes * Zuma calls meeting on economy By David Dolan JOHANNESBURG, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Two months of crippling labour turmoil are likely to force South Africa to look again at its economic growth forecasts, the central bank's deputy governor said on Sunday. Wildcat … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-South Africa labour turmoil hitting growth
UPDATE 1-One dead, two missing in S.Africa boat accident
* Boat carrying 41 capsizes off bay * Two French nationals among the rescued (Changes dateline, updates death toll) CAPE TOWN Oct 13 (Reuters) - One person was killed and two more were missing after a charter boat on a popular sight-seeing trip capsized off South Africa's Hout Bay near Cape Town, rescue officials said on Saturday. Two of those rescued from the … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-One dead, two missing in S.Africa boat accident
RPT-WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Drogba double for Ivorians sparks riot in Dakar
(Adds ZA topic code) * Senegal game abandoned after Ivory Coast score twice * Riot police fire tear gas in packed Dakar stadium * Holders Zambia scrape through to next year's finals * Ghana first to qualify for South Africa tournament By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Two goals from Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba sparked a riot in Senegal … [Read more...] about RPT-WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Drogba double for Ivorians sparks riot in Dakar
