Johannesburg - The world's second-largest platinum producer
Impala Platinum Holdings [JSE:IMP] said on Tuesday a strike by 5 000 rock
drill operators at its Rustenburg operations was illegal and it would begin to
fire workers.
The workers failed to report for work on Tuesday, Implats
said, after a court declared the stoppage illegal.
On Monday Implats said the workers downed tools on Friday over wages.