UNDERGROUND

Over 400 miners 'trapped' in ugly South African union dispute

More than 100 miners being held underground at South African gold mine have escaped, but hundreds more remain trapped in an alleged hostage situation sparked by a trade union dispute.

Over 400 miners 'trapped' in ugly South African union dispute

South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday that 543 NUM members were being held hostage underground at Gold One Mine due to a dispute with another union. The NUM said the hostage...

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