A five-month platinum strike in South Africa is "officially over", says the leader of the union behind the strike.
Joseph Mathunjwa, the president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), said it had accepted a wage deal.
He said the AMCU's striking members would return to work on Tuesday.
The stoppage has affected 45% of the global supply of platinum and played a part in the contraction of South Africa's economy in the first quarter.
So far the mining companies involved, Anglo American Platinum, Imapla Platinum and Lonmin, have not commented. Management are meeting the AMCU on Tuesday when the deal is expected to be signed.
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