JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma's appointment of a new mines minister unfamiliar to the sector but known for his black empowerment views adds uncertainty to prospects for ending a crippling four-month-old platinum strike this is hurting growth.
The stoppage at Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin is already the longest in the country's history and has damaged Africa's most advanced economy.
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