<div class='node-body'><p>Striking South African miners <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/20/striking-south-african-miners-lonmin" target="_blank">continued their face off</a> with mining company Lonmin on Monday, after the company gave the strikers a choice of returning to work or immediate dismissal. Three-quarters of the workers have refused the ultimatum at the mining site where 44 miners were killed last week by police over the strike.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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