The crisis surrounding events at Lonmin platinum mine has deepened after workers rejected overtures by the government to rescue the situation.
The massacre has laid bare the gross failure of leadership to acknowledge the festering discontent in the bosom of our economy, writes Jay Naidoo.
There was only one question opposition parties in Parliament wanted answered by the judicial commission of inquiry into the Marikana tragedy.
Expelled ANCYL president Julius Malema has joined Lonmin miners in laying a murder charge against the police after last week’s shooting.
Lonmin must not fire workers who don’t return to work today, the police minister says, out of respect for the week of mourning declared by the state.
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega says officers shouldn’t be sorry about the shooting near Lonmin in Marikana, which left 34 protesting miners dead.
Platinum producer Lonmin has ordered employees to return to work or face dismissal but workers vow to stay on strike after 34 colleagues were killed.
Tensions look set to reignite at Lonmin’s platinum mine as striking workers vow to defy demands by the company to return to work or face dismissal.