The legal team for 270 miners who were arrested and injured during a shooting at the Marikana mine are running low on funds, it has been reported.
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.
The Bapo Ba Mogale community claims that the mining giant Lonmin has fudged its profits and owes them millions in royalties, writes Heidi Swart.
The circumstances surrounding Lonmin worker, Marvellous Mpofana’s death have led to rumours of murder, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
The Farlam commission has revealed that the claim for R12 500 originated in extra-union bargaining. Kwanele Sosibo reports.
Labour unrest at Lonmin Platinum was connected to the company’s contemplated restructuring, which could include retrenchments, the company has said.
After a week that saw mounting arrests to counter the spreading strikes, the Trotskyite Democratic Socialist Movement paused to plot a way forward.
Initial investigations by the NCR have shown that 10 out of 12 credit providers inspected in Marikana may be guilty of reckless lending practices.
The intensity of the current wave of protest echoes the far-reaching Durban strikes in 1973, writes Lisa Steyn.
Only a back-to-basics approach can bridge the gulf between union aristocracy and workers and solve the labour crisis, writes Gavin Hartford.
As strikers’ stances harden, the increasing threat of closure could make wage demands irrelevant.
A judicial inquiry into the shooting of striking Lonmin workers at Marikana concluded an inspection of the hills where the workers were killed.
A wage deal was brokered at Lonmin’s Marikana mine this week, bringing a welcome end to a month-long violent strike but how will the mine afford it?
Lonmin’s striking workers accepted a compromise pay deal based on fear of the mine’s closure and of a threatening police presence.
The SAPS has raided hostels at Lonmin’s Karee platinum mine to disarm miners after government announced a crackdown on the carrying of weapons.
The jet-setting CEOs of Anglo Platinum, Gold Fields and Lonmin each earned on average over R20-million a year, including performance-based bonuses.
The decision to charge the Marikana miners with murder was based on the same logic that was used to convict taxi-driver Jacob Humphries of murder.
Julius Malema is being helped to foment his "mining revolution" by ANC backers, according to senior youth league figures who continue to support him.
The assault and unlawful arrest accusations by Marikana miners have been given weight by officers being called to an identity parade.
Within a few days of the NPA announcement that it was dropping charges of murder against 270 Lonmin miners, a spoof had made its way on the internet.
Widening talk of the dispute over pay issues escalating into a ‘crisis for capital’ is raising serious questions about who is behind it all.
Thuli Madonsela this week visited the Bapo Ba Mogale community to hear grievances about the North West government’s alleged mismanagement of money.
Is South Africa facing a widespread mining revolution capable of disrupting an industry vital to everything from job creation to foreign exchange?
The signing of a peace accord on Wednesday has brought little comfort to Lonmin investors – as workers at Marikana mine continue to stay away.
Mine security forces say they will be relying less on police than they would have before Marikana and be more ready to use deadly force themselves.
On August 16 the Marikana massacre brought to the fore two forms of violence present in the everyday lives of workers.
Thabo Makana’s* emotions have been blunted after watching two of his colleagues being killed in the Marikana massacre at Lonmin.
In 1994, our leaders, be they political, business or labour, inspired us as they fashioned the way forward. Now they are conspicuous by their absence.
Police members who stand accused of abusing arrested Marikana strikers may be pointed out by their accusers this week.
The NPA is entirely within its right to charge 270 Marikana miners with murder relying on the doctrine of common purpose, writes advocate James Grant.
The Marikana protest is the latest in a trend of destructive strikes in the platinum province.
In the wake of the Marikana massacre, the victory of the miners who ended SA’s largest-ever industrial strike 25 years ago today rings all too hollow.