Some 15,000 workers at the company 's KDC East mine , near Johannesburg , had gone on strike to seek higher pay , as have workers at several other South Africa mines . Police use tear gas and rubber bullets as they clash with striking miners in Johannesburg . The protesters were barricading themselves near the Anglo American Platinum Mine , police say . South Africa 's mining sector has experienced a series of wildcat strikes and clashes since 2008 . Thousands of striking miners have been fired by gold and platinum mining firms .
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets as they clash with striking miners in Johannesburg . The protesters were barricading themselves near the Anglo American Platinum Mine , police say . South Africa 's mining sector has experienced a series of wildcat strikes and clashes since 2008 . Thousands of striking miners have been fired by gold and platinum mining firms .