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Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president, Joseph Mathunjwa, addresses thousands of Lonmin mine striking workers on May 15, 2013, at the Wonderkop stadium in Marikana during an illegal strike. Miners failed to report for a morning shift extending the strike into its second day and paralysing 13 shafts belonging to the world's third largest platinum producer. The informal strike has been fuelled by rivalty between the upstart Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and its once might rival the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The two unions are locked in a vicious power struggle over who represents the majority of miners at Marikana, where 34 miners were shot dead by police last year. AMCU regional leader Mawethu Steven and two brothers, said to be members of NUM, were killed in separate incidents over the weekend. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)