All 34 Lonmin mineworkers killed in a clash with police have been identified, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says.

Underground protest action at Amplats's Tumela mine in Limpopo is continuing, but management says it still does not know what miners' demands are.

Sacked Anglo American Platinum miners have refused to accept their dismissals for embarking on a wildcat strike.

Police say a man has been burnt to death and another shot and wounded at Nkaneng informal settlement near Rustenburg as the Amplats strike drags on.

The ANC's secretary general says mines don't want the NUM around because it is fighting exploitation, adding new unions have nothing to offer members.

Politicians, not the police, should be sent to defuse service delivery protests in disillusioned communities, says former Cabinet minister Jay Naidoo.

A new round of talks between the platinum industry and unions got off to a rocky start, as Amplats announced it had fired 12 000 striking workers.

Police say a man has been burnt to death and another shot and wounded at Nkaneng informal settlement near Rustenburg as the Amplats strike drags on.