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Kwanele Sosibo

Socialists accuse state of crackdown
Article
/ 12 July 2013

Socialists accuse state of crackdown

The Democratic Socialist Movement has been actively organising mineworkers disillusioned with the National Union of Mineworkers for years.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Trepidation reigns at protest-hit Dube Hostel
Article
/ 25 June 2013

Trepidation reigns at protest-hit Dube Hostel

The calm prevailing at Dube Hostel hinges on whether the electricity problems it is experiencing can be fixed for good, according to hostel leaders.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Blackness has hit me in the face
Article
/ 14 June 2013

Blackness has hit me in the face

Ever since grade three my isiZulu vocabulary has slipped further and further away from my tongue, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage
Analysis
/ 21 December 2012

Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage

Telling the real story behind the shocking killings on the koppie of Lonmin’s Marikana mine was never going to be easy, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Zuluboy: An MC trapped in a musician’s body
Article
/ 14 December 2012

Zuluboy: An MC trapped in a musician’s body

One thing to be said about Zuluboy is that his delivery is never lacklustre, regardless of the tempo of the beat.

By Kwanele Sosibo
L’vovo righteously resumes his place in the spotlight
Article
/ 14 December 2012

L’vovo righteously resumes his place in the spotlight

The linchpin of Durban kwaito has solicited the help of his pals for his comeback album, The Headmaster.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Agent of change
Article
/ 14 December 2012

Agent of change

Sindiso Nyoni believes artists have the power to address society’s ills with their work.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Family questions Lonmin miner’s suicide
Article
/ 14 December 2012

Family questions Lonmin miner’s suicide

The circumstances surrounding Lonmin worker, Marvellous Mpofana’s death have led to rumours of murder, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana commission of inquiry revealed
Article
/ 12 December 2012

Marikana commission of inquiry revealed

From who the most efficient lawyer is to whose testimony has been most emotive, Kwanele Sosibo relays an insider’s perspective of the inquiry.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Lonmin’s ‘line of sight’ approach gave rise to R12 500 demand
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Lonmin’s ‘line of sight’ approach gave rise to R12 500 demand

The Farlam commission has revealed that the claim for R12 500 originated in extra-union bargaining. Kwanele Sosibo reports.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Amcu won’t accept responsibility for security guard deaths
Article
/ 4 December 2012

Amcu won’t accept responsibility for security guard deaths

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has refused to accept responsibility for the deaths of Lonmin security guards at the hands of striking workers.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Amcu president ‘vindicated’ by Lonmin legal counsel
Article
/ 3 December 2012

Amcu president ‘vindicated’ by Lonmin legal counsel

Joseph Mathunjwa’s testimony that Lonmin spoke to workers outside of bargaining structures has been supported by the company’s legal counsel.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Amcu boss grilled for playing ‘high stakes game’
Article
/ 30 November 2012

Marikana: Amcu boss grilled for playing ‘high stakes game’

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has come under scrutiny at the Farlam commission over his agenda on the day of the Marikana massacre.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Amcu president ‘misled’ police on strikers
Article
/ 30 November 2012

Amcu president ‘misled’ police on strikers

AMCU’s Joseph Mathunjwa was accused of misleading the police into believing that workers would disarm on the morning of August 16.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Lonmin counsel wins little after slating Amcu leader’s remarks
Article
/ 29 November 2012

Lonmin counsel wins little after slating Amcu leader’s remarks

Amcu’s president Joseph Mathunjwa has made very little, if any, concessions during cross-examination at the Marikana commission.

By Kwanele Sosibo
NUM members attend Marikana hearing for Amcu testimony
Article
/ 28 November 2012

NUM members attend Marikana hearing for Amcu testimony

A number of red T-shirt clad NUM supporters arrived at the Farlam commission to hear the second day of Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa’s testimony.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Amcu’s president sticks to his testimony
Article
/ 28 November 2012

Marikana: Amcu’s president sticks to his testimony

Amcu’s leader Joseph Mathunjwa has done very little talking at the Marikana commission. Yet when the dust settled, he emerged somewhat vindicated.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Amcu president points finger at ‘sinister forces’
Article
/ 27 November 2012

Marikana: Amcu president points finger at ‘sinister forces’

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa says ‘sinister forces’ were behind the August 10 action that culminated in the death of 34 people on August 16.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Sex in the shadows of Marikana
Article
/ 23 November 2012

Sex in the shadows of Marikana

Sex workers in Rustenburg have complained about a police force that is a law unto itself. Kwanele Sosibo reports.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Seoka lays into police at Farlam inquiry
Article
/ 23 November 2012

Seoka lays into police at Farlam inquiry

Bishop Johannes Seoka refused to retract his ‘strident’ remarks about the SAPS as he faced cross-examination at the Farlam commission of inquiry.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Bishop under fire for abusing funds
Article
/ 22 November 2012

Marikana: Bishop under fire for abusing funds

Bishop Johannes Seoka has come under fire at the Farlam commission and by a task team investigating his controversial decisions as a religious leader.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Footage shows miners in state of panic
Article
/ 21 November 2012

Marikana: Footage shows miners in state of panic

Previously unseen footage provided by police to the Farlam commission reveals orders given by airborne officials to police on the ground.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Scant Marikana footage leaves more questions
Article
/ 20 November 2012

Scant Marikana footage leaves more questions

Video footage of events leading up to the August 16 shootings shown at the Farlam commission appears to have glaring and calculated omissions.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Why bishop went to the mountain
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Marikana: Why bishop went to the mountain

Like his initial interaction with the miners of Marikana, Bishop Johannes Seoka left the Marikana commission of inquiry as quickly as he appeared.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Farlam puts police witness in tight corner
Article
/ 15 November 2012

Farlam puts police witness in tight corner

The Farlam commission of inquiry into the Marikana shootings heard further police evidence, which revealed police had rearranged weapons on the scene.

By Kwanele Sosibo
‘Bishop, we are being killed by police’
Article
/ 14 November 2012

‘Bishop, we are being killed by police’

Anglican Bishop Jo Seoka’s recollection of the events of August 16 in Marikana visibly moved those in attendance.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Farlam commission: Police tied hands of Marikana wounded
Article
/ 14 November 2012

Farlam commission: Police tied hands of Marikana wounded

Police testimony has revealed that police tied the hands of some of the wounded protesters after the shooting that left 34 miners dead near Marikana.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Photos a product of police chaos
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Marikana: Photos a product of police chaos

Speculation has been mounting about how high the apparent cover-up goes surrounding the alleged tampering with the crime scene in the massacre.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Police testimony discredits witnesses at Farlam commission
Article
/ 8 November 2012

Police testimony discredits witnesses at Farlam commission

The latest police testimony at the inquiry into the Marikana massacre has continued to punch holes in the first few police witnesses.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana commission delves into gruesome death of security guards
Article
/ 6 November 2012

Marikana commission delves into gruesome death of security guards

There were more gut-wrenching scenes at the Farlam commission as police presented gruesome pictures of burnt, dismembered Lonmin security guards.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Photos at Farlam commission may show evidence tampering
Article
/ 5 November 2012

Photos at Farlam commission may show evidence tampering

Photos shown at the Farlam commission seem to indicate police had tampered with the crime scene, planting weapons around the bodies of the miners.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Platinum miners want Anglo American to dig deeper
Article
/ 2 November 2012

Platinum miners want Anglo American to dig deeper

Shaft committees from Anglo American Platinum met discreetly in a Rustenburg park to discuss ways of adding impetus to their seven-week strike action.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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