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Slideshow Longest lived women: Hong Kong Hong Kong women are now the longest-lived women in the world, overtaking a record formerly held by Japan. Slideshow Unrest spreads in violence-hit South Africa mining belt Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Lonmin fears sackings could re-ignite South Africa violence Tue, Aug 21 2012 UPDATE 2-Lonmin fears sackings could re-ignite S. Africa violence Tue, Aug 21 2012 Militant South Africa union marches with Bible, witchcraft Tue, Aug 21 2012 Workers at South African mine trickle back to work after 44 killed Mon, Aug 20 2012 Platinum hits two-month high on South Africa supply fear Mon, Aug 20 2012 Analysis & Opinion The U.S. needs to walk the walk on African security South African equities hit record highs, doomsayers left waiting Related Topics World » Striking miners gather as they listen to the ministerial task team (not pictured) outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg August 21, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko By Ed Stoddard RUSTENBURG, South Africa | Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:52am EDT RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Labor unrest in South Africa's platinum belt spread on Wednesday, raising concerns that anger over low wages and poor living conditions could generate fresh violence after 34 striking miners were shot dead by police last week. The strike that started last week at Lonmin's Marikana mine has driven up platinum prices and stoked worries about investing in Africa's biggest economy, where chronic unemployment and income disparities threaten social stability. At Marikana, a somber-looking President Jacob Zuma stood under a parasol held by an aide to address around 2,000 subdued miners. In the Xhosa and Zulu languages, he said there was no need for workers to die in a Labor dispute. "I have taken a decision to set up a commission to investigate this so that we can get to the truth," Zuma said. The world's top platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, said on Wednesday it had received a demand for a pay increase from its South African workers, while miners at Royal Bafokeng Platinum's Rasimone site had been blocked from reporting for work by colleagues. The price of platinum leapt to its highest since early May, driven by concern about supply from South Africa, which holds 80 percent of the known reserves of the metal, used in jewelry and for catalytic converters in cars. Spot platinum rose by as much as 1.5 percent to touch $1,524.50 an ounce, trading at $1,518.75 by 9.49 a.m. EDT. Ten people had been killed last week before police opened fire on striking miners on Thursday, shooting dead another 34 in the worst such bloodshed since the end of apartheid white-minority rule in 1994. The Labor troubles were touched off by a violent turf war between Labor unions at the Marikana mine. Similar rumblings have emerged at other mines. CONTAGION "There is a very high chance that this is going to be contagious," said SBG Securities platinum analyst Justin Froneman. "Whether or not it has been orchestrated and arranged remains to be seen, but certainly the fact that this has spread in what we viewed as a previously stable Labor force is slightly concerning." Workers have trickled back to Lonmin's Marikana mine this week, but most have stayed away for fear of being caught in the conflict between the long-established National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the militant breakaway Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa told a news briefing in Rustenburg that reports of disturbances at Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) and wage demands at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) had nothing to do with his union. Asked if he thought unrest would spread, he said: "I do not want to be a prophet of doom." President Zuma has tried to reassure investors their money is safe while appealing to all sides to end the violence. Zuma's political foes have been piling pressure on the president. They accuse him and his African National Congress (ANC), which has placed several former NUM members in senior government positions, of adopting poor policing policies and of not caring enough about workers laboring deep underground. (Additional reporting by Peroshni Govender and Sherilee Lakmidas in Johannesburg and Amanda Cooper in London; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Pascal Fletcher, Alastair Macdonald, Janet McBride) World Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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