South Africa's Miners threaten strike

There is an electric shortage in South Africa.  The miners are threatening a strike if layoffs are threatened. 

The Gold Fields of south Africa have shortened it's work due to over mining.  South Africa is one of the largest gold suppliers to the world- according to the report I read on the BBC.  

This is awful.  That the mines are cutting back good jobs.  That this country has a shortage of electricity.  That South Africa, once a jewel to the British crown, is suffered infrastructure problems.  This seems to be a problem suffered by every country I have read about lately.

If the strike happens production will halt.  That means trouble for the South African economy.  This will affect the global gold economy.  This story is worth following I think.