South Africa should nationalize mines that Anglo American Platinum Ltd will idle in plans by the biggest producer of the metal to return to profitability, a union claiming the majority of workers at the company said. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union wants Mines Minister Susan Shabangu to reissue unused mine permits, AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa told reporters today in Johannesburg.
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