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Members of COSATU march through the streets of Cape Town
06 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) march through the streets of Cape Town in protest against high food, fuel and electricity prices August 6, 2008. South Africa's giant mining companies were badly hit by a strike on Wednesday over rising power, food and fuel prices that threatened to bring the continent's biggest economy to a standstill. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA)
REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS


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