The World - News from July 2, 1985
Thousands of rioting black miners were dispersed in South Africa with the use of shotguns, rubber bullets and tear gas. The violence in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State--growing out of a pay dispute--has led to wildcat strikes involving 20,000 workers in the nation’s most important industry. Balloting is under way on whether the black National Union of Mineworkers will authorize a strike in the gold mines. Police and mine security guards fired birdshot and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters.
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