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The Geopolitics of South Africa: Securing Labor, Ports and Mineral Wealth
May 8, 2009 | 01:58 GMT

Miners gather for a rally on the anniversary of an incident in which 34 miners were killed by police during a strike. Access to South Africa's substantial resources has often been a cause of conflict in the country and attracted the attention of foreign powers.
(MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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