Joy! Atlético slammed Real Madrid. But then came a real orgy of violence – Marikana
A report highlights inconsistencies that demand that the police should scrutinise their actions
As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice
New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre
The families of victims who were murdered in the run-up to the Marikana massacre have been excluded from compensation discussions
Widows have accepted the settlement offer because they have no fight left in them
Amcu leader targets key officials amid confusion about its status as a worker-controlled union
We need to move towards refining our understanding of the causes behind structural and racialised inequality
Safety on the mines as well as the health and welfare of mining communities must improve
Rival groups in the union will go head to head at its elective conference
Saftu with its affiliates, is embarking on a protected strike as part of the campaign to call on the government to rectify labour law amendments
The liberal public sphere is still unwilling to accord equal weight to all human lives
Families are anxious for answers as nine police officers appear in court over the massacre
Nine senior police officials are to appear in connection with the Marikana massacre― more than five years after the tragedy occurred
Corporates are willing to embrace corporate social responsibility initiatives but many fail due to cultural insensitivity
Nine police officers will appear in court on a number of charges including murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
Intra-elite contestation on land seldom takes the often bitter struggles of the urban poor seriously
Those negotiating for miners’ families say the state has been nothing but bloody-minded
A US museum has given Gunn-Salie the chance to realise an idea and take the message to the world
The president’s walkabouts symbolise a new political order, but is there more to his regimen?
Ramaphosa addressed the massacre of 34 workers at the Lonmin Platinum mine in 2012 for the first time since being elected president in Parliament
Six years on, police describe their horror as ‘rogue’ officers mowed down Marikana strikers
The success of the commission will depend, in part, on its terms of reference — in the meantime, criminals must not be allowed to escape justice
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images from 2017
Readers write in about ANC and its legal battles, and the possibilty of Cyril Ramaphosa being president of the ANC
Union employees can legally strike over a wage dispute with the union but dissent is silenced and they fear being fired
"Strike a Rock is quite clearly a broader exposition of the unglamorous slog that is organising women in impoverished, patriarchal communities".
There are plans to build a memorial to honour the 44 men who died during the unprotected strike that culminated in the Marikana massacre.
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.
A better future is possible – but only if the scourge of inequality is banished
The recent outbreak of violence on the platinum belt has the industry fearing a repeat of Marikana
Numsa has revealed that its members working at gold mines in the North West have fallen under the scope of hired guns.