Article Photos: South Africa vows to halt mining violence



  Striking Lonmin Platinum miners gather in Marikana, South Africa, where a new wage offer was rejected Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. As various stakeholders continued negotiations Justice Minister Jeff Radebe warned that the Government would clamp down on daily illegal marches by miners brandishing machetes, spears and clubs that have marked the strike. (AP Photo)

Striking Lonmin Platinum miners gather in Marikana, South Africa, where a new wage offer was rejected Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. As various stakeholders continued negotiations Justice Minister Jeff Radebe warned that the Government would clamp down on daily illegal marches by miners brandishing machetes, spears and clubs that have marked the strike. (AP Photo)