Latest articles on Marikana Mine Workers

‘Miners did not shoot at police’ – new Marikana report

Article Sarah Smit - 15 Aug 2018

New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre

The dead and the forgotten

Article Athandiwe Saba - 3 Aug 2018

The families of victims who were murdered in the run-up to the Marikana massacre have been excluded from compensation discussions

A little light shines for Marikana

Article Athandiwe Saba - 3 Aug 2018

Widows have accepted the settlement offer because they have no fight left in them

Mining companies must end destructive practices

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jul 2018

Safety on the mines as well as the health and welfare of mining communities must improve

Marikana: Top cops face murder rap

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Mar 2018

Families are anxious for answers as nine police officers appear in court over the massacre

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Senior police officials to appear in court for Marikana massacre

Article Athandiwe Saba - 15 Mar 2018

Nine senior police officials are to appear in connection with the Marikana massacre― more than five years after the tragedy occurred

Marikana talks stagger on

Article Niren Tolsi - 23 Feb 2018

Those negotiating for miners’ families say the state has been nothing but bloody-minded

Marikana massacre: Scene 2 officers speak out

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Feb 2018

'I understand killing someone in self defence, but when I saw the man hiding behind the rocks being shot at close range, it took its toll'

EFF plans to give Ramaphosa bigger headache than Zuma

Article Lizeka Tandwa - 6 Feb 2018

Malema says Ramaphosa's stained legacy over the Marikana massacre proves the ANC leader was capable of doing anything for profit.

Amcu boss: Tribal warfare a media fantasy

Article Lucas Ledwaba - 20 Oct 2017

As the shock of the murder of a mineworker hung over Marikana, a sombre crowd of about 2 000 Amcu supporters gathered at Wonderkop stadium.

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Still no justice for the victims of the Marikana massacre

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Aug 2017

It’s five years since miners were gunned down by the police yet no one has been found culpable, nor have the families been compensated.

Big stink: How Lonmin paid R20m for just two toilets for Marikana workers

Article Tabelo Timse & - 15 Sep 2016

The mining company is accused of ‘undermining black lives’ by leaving a toilet project unfinished.

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The world moves on but the pain of the Marikana massacre in August 2012 endures

Article Niren Tolsi - 12 Aug 2016

Time has washed over that terrible chapter in our history but the scars on the victims’ families is a reminder of the tragedy still being played out.

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Marikana: Shame on you, lying Lonmin — houses promised to workers still not reality

Analysis Staff Reporter - 12 Aug 2016

Four years after the massacre, the promised houses have yet to materialise and workers continue to live in squalor

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State’s merry-go-round on Marikana compensation

Article Athandiwe Saba - 30 May 2016

Six months into negotiations with government, the Marikana victims are frustrated at lack of progress and feel that government tries to divide them.

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