CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A man died after he was hit by a rubber bullet during clashes between police and striking farm workers demanding higher wages in one of South Africa's main grape-growing regions, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old was the third person to die in a series of protests by workers in rural areas around Cape Town - the latest outburst of labour unrest to hit Africa's largest economy.
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