Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as they clash with striking miners in South Africa 's . The protesters were barricading roads near the South African American Platinum mine , police say . Johannesburg ( CNN ) -- Police in Rustenberg , South Africa , clashed Tuesday with more than 1,000 striking miners who were barricading public roads near the Anglo American Platinum mine . Rustenberg mining sector has seen a wave of wildcat strikes and clashes since three-week . 8,100 of striking miners have been fired by gold and platinum mining firms .
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as they clash with striking miners in South Africa 's . The protesters were barricading roads near the South African American Platinum mine , police say . Rustenberg mining sector has seen a wave of wildcat strikes and clashes since three-week . 8,100 of striking miners have been fired by gold and platinum mining firms .