Inside the Cosatu and Saftu national shutdown
Images from the 10th Marikana Massacre commemoration
The killings made international headlines and were shocking even in South Africa, a society with one of the highest murder rates in the world
The family members of mineworkers killed during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have yet to see a police officer held to account, and police testimony thus far appears unclear
Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth
Not a year into buying Lonmin, Sibanye is accused of mistreating the mineworkers who were injured eight years ago during the Marikana massacre. But the platinum giant says it is a miscommunication. Athandiwe Saba and Paul Botes visit Marikana to find out the truth
This list was compiled by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri).
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Six months into negotiations with government, the Marikana victims are frustrated at lack of progress and feel that government tries to divide them.
The Marikana inquiry shows how the state and capital collude to shaft society’s poorest.
Readers write in about climate change, capital export and Marikana.
President Jacob Zuma’s comments about Marikana did not mean he condoned the shooting to death of 34 mineworkers, the presidency said.
The politician remains vulnerable in the quest to hold those responsible to account.
The politician remains vulnerable in the quest to hold those responsible to account.
A high court ruling highlights how Parliament’s presiding officers fail to act impartially.
The president will "prioritise" consideration of the report when he returns to SA – but rights groups want the findings to be made public quickly.
Striking workers at a mine in Swaziland linked to the ANC fear that a strong police presence could lead to a second Marikana.
Lawyers for the union argued at the Farlam commission that it was a myth perpetuated by Lonmin that union rivalry was the main cause of the slaughter.
As Anglo disposes of its Rustenberg mines, other companies are betting that the troubled metal will yield dividends further down the line.
Gillian Schutte takes a look at "Miners Shot Down", the first feature on the Marikana massacre, and asks where the missing links are.
While the Farlam commission continues, the Marikana massacre has influenced everything from the families to art and politics. Let’s take a look.
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Laying into security chief Dirk Botes, advocate Dali Mpofu said Lonmin’s collusion with the police led to many of the miners’ deaths.
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Had the Lonmin security guards observed a radio security warning they might never have confronted the enraged miners and suffered fatalities.
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Dali Mpofu has accused Nathi Mthethwa of bowing to political pressure and lying to the Farlam commission, saying he should be charged with murder.
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An international policing expert, Gary White, says there were major problems with Marikana’s planning, intelligence, and command and control.
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Stabbing, hacking, shooting and burning were "necessary" to make miners aware of the strike.
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Mr X has asked the Marikana chair to halt the commission so he could consult his traditional healer after feeling sick.
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EFF leader Julius Malema was ordered to leave Parliament after refusing to withdraw remarks that the ANC was responsible for the Marikana massacre.
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A unit commander has told the Farlam commission he could not recall ever seeing the police’s official crime scene policy.
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Head commissioner Ian Farlam has granted the SAPS a postponement for Mr X’s testimony to be heard on June 19 rather than June 9.
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Inconsistencies and contradictions taint the SAPS’s version of events at Marikana in August 2012.
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Rehad Desai’s documentary ‘Miners Shot Down’ is compelling viewing even if there are moments at which one wants to turn away.
One of the Marikana police shooters has told the Farlam commission he shot a striking mineworker after he was charged at with a spear.
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