Unrest spreads amid South Africa mine dispute

Industrial action has spread in South Africa with a wildcat strike by 15,000 gold miners, while few workers reported for duty at in the fourth week of a stoppage at a platinum mine.

Gold Fields International said its strike started on Sunday night and that senior managers were at the scene trying to find out the cause of the problem at the west section of its KDC mine. The east section of the mine was operating normally.