Thousands of South African miners sacked

Anglo American Platinum - the world's largest platinum producer, has sacked up to 12,000 miners in South Africa for staging what the company said unlawful strike.<br />The industrial action has also spread to other mining industries with over 75,000 miners striking across the country.<br />South Africa, which produces an estimated 75 per cent of the world's platinum supply, has been facing labour unrest in recent weeks over the issue of pay rise.<br />Al Jazeera’s Tania Page reports from Rustenburg.