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On Aug. 16, police said they had failed to persuade the strikers to disarm and that it was 'D-Day' to end the strike at the London-registered Lonmin PLC platinum mine. That afternoon, striking miners armed with clubs, machetes and at least one gun allegedly charged at police, who opened fire, killing 34 and wounding at least 78. Photo by Reuters.
Some 270 miners were charged Thursday with the murders of 34 striking colleagues who were shot and killed by South African police officers, authorities said, a development that could further infuriate South Africans already shocked and angered by the police action.
The decision to charge the miners comes under an arcane Roman-Dutch common cause law, and it suggests President Jacob Zuma’s government wants to shift blame for the killings from police to the striking miners.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Frank Lesenyego told The Associated Press that “It’s the police who were shooting but they were under attack by the protesters, who were armed, so today the 270 accused are charged with the murders” of those who were shot.
Some survivors said many of the miners were fleeing police tear gas and water...
Retailers are antsy about the possibility of having to reroute cargo if ports such as Massport, above, close due to a strike.
From the Boston Herald:
A potential strike by longshoremen from Maine to Texas threatens to disrupt retailers’ shipments before the busiest shopping time of the year.
The National Retail Federation Monday called on the International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance to resume contract talks so retailers won’t be forced to divert cargo as they head into the holiday season.
The longshoremen’s contract is set to expire Sept. 30, but without an immediate resolution, retailers would be forced to make costly contingency plans within the next week to meet holiday promotion deadlines, according to the NRF. A strike or lockout would affect imports and exports at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports.
Any cessation of work likely would result in cargo shipments being diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and trucked down, while Asian shipments would be diverted to the West Coast and transported by truck or rail.
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Grains trader Bunge Ltd has been exporting small quantities of Brazilian corn to the United States this year, and it may export more if drought continues to damage the United States crop.
The company’s vice-president of agribusiness and logistics, Murilo Braz Sant’anna, said Thursday he doesn’t think current differences between a booming Brazilian crop and the shortfall from drought in the U.S. will lead to a permanent reordering of the global grain trade, Reuters reports.
From the St. Louis Business Journal
Workers at the Pakistan International Container TerminalDespite the plan of global port operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) to increase its share in Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) to 55%, Director Aasim A Siddiqui said the multi-million-dollar investment should be seen as a joint venture instead of a takeover.
He also said that this was in the best interest of the shareholders.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Siddiqui said ICTSI was likely to become the majority shareholder in PICT once the tender offer expired on October 10. The mandatory tender offer is being made pursuant to the definitive Share Purchase Agreement between ICTSI and controlling shareholders of PICT for the acquisition of up to 35% outstanding shares.
From the Express Tribune
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