Leader of militant South African mining union re-elected

South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on Friday re-elected as its president Joseph Mathunjwa, known for his uncompromising stance in bruising strikes on the platinum belt. Mathunjwa, who was elected uncontested at the union’s first elective conference since 2013, has been at the helm of AMCU since it was officially registered in 2002.