Thousands of workers gathered near Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats’) Thembelani Mine in Rustenburg today to demand a wage increase. The protesters said they were demanding a monthly wage of R12500, the same as striking miners at the nearby Lonmin operations. "We have been observing our colleagues strike. We also want that R12,500 and we are going to get it," said one protester.
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