South African workers have clashed with police on the streets in Johannesburg and other cities.
Striking public transportation workers and miners took to the streets in the major cities on Monday to push for higher wages and other demands.
In the northeastern city of Polokwane, demonstrators scattered garbage on the streets and set it alight.
When they approached a municipal building, police fired rubber bullets, injuring some.
In Johannesburg, police reportedly detained about 50 demonstrators at one time.
South Africa's jobless rate now stands at 23 percent, although President Jacob Zuma took office in May with promises to create jobs and improve the economy.
South Africa is also troubled by high violent crime rates. Restoring peace and order is an urgent issue ahead of the World Cup Soccer finals to be held in the country in 2010.
最終更新：2009年08月18日 00:00
