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Mourners make their way to a memorial service at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23 after police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded 78. Demands for higher wages spread to at least two other mines, raising fears of further protests at more South African mines that provide most of the world’s platinum.
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, left, interacts with striking mine workers at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Demands for higher wages spread to at least two other platinum mines in South Africa and raise fears instability could spread to more of the country's mines that provide 75 percent of the world's supply of the precious metal. South Africa's miningweb.co.za Web site calls it "a possibly ominous development." A 12-day strike at the Lonmin PLC mine resulted in police killing 34 striking miners and wounding another 78 last week. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Chris Mahlangu, right, is led away from the court in Ventersdorp, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, after receiving a life sentence for the murder of Eugene TerreBlanche. (AP Photo)
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Striking mineworkers are caught Aug. 16, 2012, in tear gas as police open fire on striking miners at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa. (Associated Press)
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Police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, on Aug. 16, 2012. (Associated Press)
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South Africa's Oscar Pistorius takes the baton from teammate L J van Zyl during the men's 4x400-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Wearing a pin in the shape of Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton finishes her speech about the U.S.-South Africa partnership on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
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**FILE** South Africa's Oscar Pistorius participates Aug. 5, 2012 in the men's 400-meter semifinal at Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with former South African President Nelson Mandela at his home in Qunu, South Africa, on Monday. Mrs. Clinton is slated to meet with the nation’s current leaders in Pretoria on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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associated press Ernie Els, of South Africa, holds up the Claret Jug after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes golf club, in Lytham St. Annes, England, July 22. Els now has his sights on the PGA Championship in South Carolina.
