6,079,461 |
-25.4498 |
26.9501 |
South Africa |
|
Police arrested 26 workers in clashes at mine. |
6,079,466 |
-27 |
26.766701 |
South Africa |
|
Striking workers stopped other miners from returning to work by pelting buses with stones, several injured. |
6,079,471 |
-29.5511 |
24.7195 |
South Africa |
|
Workers at Toyota Bosoku went on strike to demand a one-time bonus. |
6,079,477 |
-29.5128 |
31.0145 |
South Africa |
|
Mine workers at coal facility went on strike. |
6,079,483 |
-25.4498 |
26.9501 |
South Africa |
|
Mine workers staged a strike |
6,079,488 |
-26.483299 |
27.5 |
South Africa |
|
AngloGold employees gathered to march and sing to demonstrate resolve during strike. |
6,079,493 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
Striking Amplats miners armed with sticks and stones gathered to block rally by COSATU, threatened to attack its members. Police fired rubber bullets at miners. |
6,079,500 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
COSATU members gathered near mine during Anglo American mine strike, rally blocked by armed Amplats strikers. |
6,079,506 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
Miners barricaded roads, blocked fire engines, threw stones, set Amplats power station on fire. Police responded with arrests, rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades. Meanwhile 3000 miners gathered at a sports ground nearby. |
6,079,511 |
-28 |
30.049999 |
South Africa |
|
Two striking miners were shot dead by security guards as they attempted to break into mine armoury. |
6,079,517 |
-26.4161 |
27.4275 |
South Africa |
|
Workers staged a sit-in over pay at two AngloGold mines. |
6,079,520 |
-26.4361 |
27.430599 |
South Africa |
|
Workers staged a sit-in over pay at two AngloGold mines. |
6,079,525 |
-34 |
20 |
South Africa |
|
Farmers in vineyard region went on strike to demand higher wages. |
6,079,534 |
-33.483299 |
19.6833 |
South Africa |
|
Farmers clashed with police sporadically, vineyards set on fire, and state highway closed as result of actions over wage demands. Police made arrests. |
6,079,540 |
-26.3167 |
27.8333 |
South Africa |
|
Demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads to protest government demolition of houses built on plots sold illegally. |
6,079,545 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Two Zambian soccer players were hurt when team bus was stoned by two youths following match. Youths were taken into police custody. |
6,079,552 |
-29.5511 |
24.7195 |
South Africa |
|
Mine workers threw stones at cars and burned tires, police made arrests. |
6,079,557 |
-34 |
20 |
South Africa |
|
Farm workers set fire to farms/vehicles/stores, overturned police truck, and confronted police over wage issues. Police fired tear gas, two killed as result of police action. |
6,079,563 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
Police arrested miners who had stoned police cars in front of court where hearing was taking place for miners arrested in demonstrations. |
6,079,568 |
-26.366699 |
27.4 |
South Africa |
|
Clashes broke out between NUM and AMCU members at Harmony Gold mine, one shot dead and another hacked to death. |
6,079,576 |
-25.746 |
28.187099 |
South Africa |
|
Congolese immigrants demonstrated against President Kabila outside United Nations offices after rebels seized towns in DRC. |
6,079,583 |
-34 |
20 |
South Africa |
|
Farm workers went on strike to demand wage increases. |
6,079,588 |
-33.733299 |
18.9667 |
South Africa |
|
Farm workers marched to AgriWes-Cape offices to hand over memorandum of wage demands. |
6,079,594 |
-33.916698 |
19.116699 |
South Africa |
|
Farm workers threw stones at trucks during strike action, police fired rubber bullets and made arrests in another location. |
6,079,599 |
-32.599998 |
19.016701 |
South Africa |
|
Farm workers threw stones at trucks during strike action, police fired rubber bullets and made arrests in another location. |
6,079,605 |
-25.746 |
28.187099 |
South Africa |
|
Members of ANC Women's League marched to High Commission to pressure UK to extradite Shrien Dewani (murder suspect) to S.A. |
6,079,612 |
-26.366699 |
27.4 |
South Africa |
|
Miners and contractors went on strike at Harmony Gold. |
6,079,619 |
-26.366699 |
27.4 |
South Africa |
|
Mine workers demonstrated over the suspension of workers who had gone on strike, police & security guards fired tear gas and rubber bullets. |
6,079,624 |
-26.366699 |
27.4 |
South Africa |
|
Miners engaged in a sit-in, refused to come to the surface for unexplained reasons. |
6,079,630 |
-23.32 |
28.780001 |
South Africa |
|
Prisoners rioted and took over a prison in Central South Africa. The riots began over the quality of food within the prisons |
6,079,637 |
-33.483299 |
19.6833 |
South Africa |
|
Farmers protesting for higher wages switched to rioting when police began using repression |
6,079,646 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
Miners at the Anglo American Platinum Mine went on strike in protest of proposed job cuts |
6,079,652 |
-33.932598 |
25.57 |
South Africa |
|
Prison gangs started a prison wide brawl which led to the death of two prisoners |
6,079,659 |
-26.82 |
27.82 |
South Africa |
|
Citizens rioted over proposed changes to municipal boundaries, which is assumed to impact city benefits |
6,079,669 |
-32.75 |
26.833 |
South Africa |
|
Students protested over an increase in fees |
6,079,677 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
New Mineworkers union attacked the NUM. The AMCU considers the NUM to be too close to the companies |
6,079,684 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
Miners on strike as company has not paid a promised bonus |
6,079,691 |
-25.4498 |
26.9501 |
South Africa |
|
New Mineworkers union protested in seeking recognition |
6,079,696 |
-29.5511 |
24.7195 |
South Africa |
|
A leader of AMCU was gunned down before he could testify. Part of growing tension between the two mining unions |
6,079,703 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
AMCU on strike until NUM is held accountable for the death of the AMCU leader |
6,079,710 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
AMCU workers shot dead a NUM leader and wounded the union's treasurer |
6,079,716 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
NUM protests the firing of its members from the Implats mine |
6,079,723 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
AMCU started a sit in protest over the firing of four of its leaders |
6,079,728 |
-26.260201 |
27.8664 |
South Africa |
|
protesters demonstrated against Obama's visit |
6,079,737 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
AMCU went on strike after the firing of four of its leaders |
6,079,743 |
-23.58 |
28.35 |
South Africa |
|
Miners went on strike during the annual wage negotiations |
6,079,750 |
-25.4498 |
26.9501 |
South Africa |
|
Man shot dead as part of inter-union rivalry |
6,079,755 |
-25.4498 |
26.9501 |
South Africa |
|
NUM leader was gunned down |
6,079,761 |
-25.668501 |
27.242399 |
South Africa |
|
AMCU protested over the firing of close to 7,000 workers |
6,079,766 |
-33.932598 |
25.57 |
South Africa |
|
NUMSA went on strike seeking a pay increase |