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Marikana Shootings

Lonmin workers vow to stay away until demands are met
Article
/ 27 August 2012

Lonmin workers vow to stay away until demands are met

Striking Lonmin workers have vowed to stay away from work until their demand for a R12 500 monthly wage is met.

By Molaole Montsho
Lonmin mining communities: A powder keg of inequality
Article
/ 27 August 2012

Lonmin mining communities: A powder keg of inequality

A leaked report shows that the appalling living conditions of Marikana miners are nothing new to Lonmin, despite its social responsibility efforts.

By Faranaaz Parker
ANC Youth League not ‘friends’ with Malema gang
Article
/ 27 August 2012

ANC Youth League not ‘friends’ with Malema gang

The ANC Youth League has denied any connection to the Friends of the Youth League formation and its actions at Lonmin platinum mine.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Lonmin estimate 57% of miners are back at work
Article
/ 25 August 2012

Lonmin estimate 57% of miners are back at work

Lonmin mines has estimated that at least 57% of workers across the eastern shaft at their Platinum mine in Marikana have returned to work.

By Sapa
Marikana: Mthethwa receives preliminary report on assault allegations
Article
/ 25 August 2012

Marikana: Mthethwa receives preliminary report on assault allegations

A report alleging that arrested mine workers have been assaulted by the police was handed to Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Friday.

By Sapa
Miners earn a R7000 ‘pittance’
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Miners earn a R7000 ‘pittance’

The figures show that striking platinum workers earn far more than they have told journalists.

By Staff Reporter
The fall and fall of Lonmin
Article
/ 24 August 2012

The fall and fall of Lonmin

A rights issue makes sense and could be good news for investors, an analyst claims

By Staff Reporter
Politicians fail miners
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Politicians fail miners

Readers express their views about the events that unfolded in Marikana last week.

By Letters
Leading the way in land of indecision
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Leading the way in land of indecision

The events at Marikana last week have cast such a long shadow that right now it seems we have just two options: doom or gloom.

By Kevin Davie
Consensus on need for change
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Consensus on need for change

A week after the Marikana massacre, it is not yet clear what the long-term social, political and economic repercussions will be.

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: Silence that hurts
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Editorial: Silence that hurts

Julius Malema may not have an organised mass base outside the ANC, but he is a past master at going where there is pain.

By Editorial
Marikana is the latest chapter in a long saga
Analysis
/ 24 August 2012

Marikana is the latest chapter in a long saga

Statistically speaking, a Marikana massacre occurs many times every year beneath the surface of South Africa’s mining badlands.

By Micah Reddy
Marikana: Disastrous crowd control led to mayhem
Analysis
/ 24 August 2012

Marikana: Disastrous crowd control led to mayhem

The events at Marikana were not only a human tragedy, but also a disaster for policing in SA, one that will leave a stain on the image of the SAPS.

By David Bruce
Marikana massacre illustrates need for development plan
Analysis
/ 24 August 2012

Marikana massacre illustrates need for development plan

Unless you are trying to bury an unpopular announcement, an intervening news event of terrible magnitude is every spin doctor’s worst nightmare.

By Richard Calland
Report warns of more tragedies like Marikana
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Report warns of more tragedies like Marikana

The Marikana stand-off will not be an isolated incident if South African mining companies continue to ignore their corporate social responsibilities.

By Fiona Macleod
Malema’s moment of power
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Malema’s moment of power

Julius Malema has emerged victorious from the political free-for-all at the Lonmin memorial service, with government ministers being forced to flee.

By Nickolaus Bauer and Faranaaz Parker
After the massacre: Zuma’s enemies fill the breach
Article
/ 23 August 2012

After the massacre: Zuma’s enemies fill the breach

The Marikana massacre has exposed an increasingly tense relationship between the ANC leadership and its fractious members in North West.

By Matuma Letsoala and Michelle Pietersen
Marikana: Malema sparks chaos at memorial service
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Marikana: Malema sparks chaos at memorial service

Julius Malema has proved why he is the master of rhetoric when he stirred up a crowd of mourners and forced government ministers to flee to safety.

By Faranaaz Parker and Nickolaus Bauer
Blood-spattered remains make media footage of workers charging even more ambiguous
Analysis
/ 23 August 2012

Blood-spattered remains make media footage of workers charging even more ambiguous

On Sunday August 19, members of the September National Imbizo set off for Marikana, the crime scene at which workers were shot and killed last week.

By Staff Reporter
Questions and confusion remain at Marikana
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Questions and confusion remain at Marikana

A week later there is still no consensus about what happened at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, and crucial questions are not being answered.

By Phillip De Wet
Bishop slams Lonmin bosses at Marikana memorial service
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Bishop slams Lonmin bosses at Marikana memorial service

State officials and political leaders have joined more than a thousand residents at the memorial service for those killed in the Marikana massacre.

By Sapa
Malema in Marikana: Opportunism knocks
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Malema in Marikana: Opportunism knocks

Desperate people do desperate things – like taking advantage of those even more desperate than themselves, writes Khaya Dlanga.

By Staff Reporter
Deep Read: Go tell it on the mountain
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Deep Read: Go tell it on the mountain

Bongani Madondo on the juju, trigger-happy cops, invincible men and the Marikana Massacre Blues.

By Bongani Madondo
Apartheid cop: How we would have handled Marikana
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Apartheid cop: How we would have handled Marikana

In apartheid SA, a situation like that in Marikana would have gone down very differently, according to an unreconstructed commander of the riot squad.

By Faeeza Ballim and Phillip De Wet
Activists decry talk of ‘third force’ at Marikana
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Activists decry talk of ‘third force’ at Marikana

The suggestion, presented with a sprinkling of muti, is that the 34 miners would not have been shot dead if some unseen hand had not been at work.

By Niren Tolsi
Malema coterie, Zuma team to square off at Lonmin memorial
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Malema coterie, Zuma team to square off at Lonmin memorial

A political showdown between the government and former ANCYL leaders threatens to hijack the memorial service for slain Lonmin workers in Marikana.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Marikana: Amcu and the leadership dilemma
Article
/ 23 August 2012

Marikana: Amcu and the leadership dilemma

The National Union of Mineworkers seems to have failed its members, but will a union born of violence fare any better?

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana tragedy: Video chat
Article
/ 22 August 2012

Marikana tragedy: Video chat

Our reporters, who have been covering Marikana for several months, answered your questions on the massacre in our live video chat.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Govt won’t talk, it’s mourning
Article
/ 22 August 2012

Marikana: Govt won’t talk, it’s mourning

The government has refused to reveal its plans to prevent further events like the Marikana strike action in the future – because it’s in mourning.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Preacher blames gays for Marikana shooting
Article
/ 22 August 2012

Preacher blames gays for Marikana shooting

A conservative Christian minister has blamed feminists, homosexuals and abortion for last week’s Marikana tragedy.

By Faranaaz Parker
Zuma on Lonmin: Government didn’t plan to kill anyone
Article
/ 22 August 2012

Zuma on Lonmin: Government didn’t plan to kill anyone

President Jacob Zuma has told Lonmin workers that government did not plan to kill anyone, following the tragedy that left 34 dead and 78 injured.

By Staff Reporter
Pimples: It’s not funny anymore
Videos
/ 22 August 2012

Pimples: It’s not funny anymore

The Lonmin tragedy has touched even the Pimples. While the politicians talk and the miners mourn, there are greater consequences to what happened in Marikana.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
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