"AMCU treasurer shot dead near Implats Mine in Rustenburg", 12 Sept 2017

He was 'gunned down in cold blood' as he left the mine to get food, [Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union], Amcu organisation said in a statement...It did not give details on any motives for the attack, which was confirmed by Implats...Labour and social strife in South Africa’s platinum belt, the source of more than 70% of known reserves of the precious metal, has piled pressure on an industry already hit by depressed prices...Rustenburg has seen periodic spasms of labour violence including shootings since Amcu dislodged the once dominant National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) as the main union in the sector five years ago.