South African riot police used water cannons and rubber bullets as they moved in on hundreds of striking miners<br/> <br />The advance on the shanty town comes a day after miners went on a rampage, stripping a man naked and killing him during a protest outside the Rustenburg platinum plant -- the world's largest platinum mine. They also torched several homes and blocked roads leading up to the mine, which is located 80 miles north of Johannesburg.<br/> <br />Police made eight arrests and are looking into reports miners intimidated people approaching the plant. Since the strike began a month ago, the price of platinum -- a key ingredient in catalytic converters in cars -- has gone up 7 percent.<br/> <br />Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
