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SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

‘Young Leagues are irrelevant’ 

Popcru president Thulani Ngwenya has questioned the relevance of the ANC Youth League and the Young Communist League, labelling leaders who fail to challenge the status quo as…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Lest we forget: The Marikana Massacre is remembered as the worst bloodletting in South Africa’s democratic history and is often compared to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, where 69 people died.
MARIKANA MASSACRE

Marikana’s long wait for justice

Fourteen years after 34 mineworkers were killed by police at Marikana, families are still waiting for accountability, while the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says the…

  • M&G Reporters
6 min read
The aftermath: Widows and female dependants faced the immediate shock of the Marikana massacre, wrestling with bureaucratic hurdles for compensation while managing unpaid care work amid profound poverty. Photos: Paul Botes/File
MARIKANA

When freedom failed the mineworkers

Fourteen years after the tragedy at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana, the 16 August 2012 massacre remains a significant event in South Africa’s democratic history. The state’s…

  • Sinazo Kunene
  • Lubabalo Cengani
8 min read
GREEN ECONOMY

Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry

South Africa's green economy promises millions of jobs by 2050, driven by renewable energy projects. However, an investigation reveals that while construction phases generate…

  • Refilwe Mochoari
  • Thabo Molelekwa
8 min read