South Africa: Miner killed in clash with police

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Striking miners in South Africa clashed with police after using rocks and burning tires to block a road leading to a platinum mine, and one protester was killed, a mining company said Saturday. The miner was fatally injured Friday as police sought to disperse protesters near Anglo American Platinum’s Union mine near Northam town, the company said. An investigation is underway. Anglo American said the slain protester was an official with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, a labor group that is leading the stoppage by tens of thousands of workers. The strike for higher wages started Jan. 23, and there have been increasing reports of violence around platinum mines.