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Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg October 24, 2012. AngloGold Ashanti said on Wednesday it will fire about 12,000 wildcat strikers after they ignored a deadline to return

AngloGold says to fire 12,000 South Africa strikers
AngloGold says to fire 12,000 South Africa strikers
Posted : Wednesday, 24 October 2012 06:53AM

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - AngloGold Ashanti said on Wednesday it will fire about 12,000 wildcat strikers after they ignored a deadline to return to work by noon (0500 ET).

"The deadline has now passed and that means the process of issuing dismissals would begin now," company spokesman Alan Fine said.

(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda; Writing by David Dolan)

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