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Marikana

Lonmin interdicts ‘unrest’ report
Article
/ 10 October 2014

Lonmin interdicts ‘unrest’ report

Advocacy group agrees not to make statements that will adversely affect company’s share price

By Staff Reporter
Lonmin’s broken promises: the housing deal that wasn’t
Article
/ 2 October 2014

Lonmin’s broken promises: the housing deal that wasn’t

Lonmin announced a huge housing deal, publicly and in its social and labour plans. But the deal was never signed.

By Sarah Evans
Farlam: Lonmin did not pursue housing agreement
Article
/ 29 September 2014

Farlam: Lonmin did not pursue housing agreement

Lonmin found funding to build its workers housing, it has been revealed, but now it doesn’t know what happened to the funding agreement.

By Sarah Evans
EFF: Ramaphosa has blood on his hands
Article
/ 17 September 2014

EFF: Ramaphosa has blood on his hands

EFF leaders were ejected from the National Assembly as they refused to withdraw statements that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is a murderer.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Malema, Shivambu thrown out of Parliament – again
Article
/ 17 September 2014

Malema, Shivambu thrown out of Parliament – again

The two EFF leaders have been thrown out of Parliament for a second time after calling Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a murderer.

By Staff Reporter
Farlam: Police use of deadly R5 rifles ‘unacceptable’
Article
/ 10 September 2014

Farlam: Police use of deadly R5 rifles ‘unacceptable’

During a cross-examination at the Farlam commission, Riah Phiyega admitted that the R5 rifles used at the Marikana massacre are still being used

By Sarah Evans
Marikana video casts doubt on police version
Article
/ 5 September 2014

Marikana video casts doubt on police version

Police claims about shooting at miners as a last resort appear to be thrown into question by a video shown to the Marikana inquiry.

By Sapa
Marikana striker: No reason to apologise
Article
/ 27 August 2014

Marikana striker: No reason to apologise

Marikana strike leader Xolani Nzuza said he did not owe an apology to the families of Lonmin employees killed for reporting for work in August 2012.

By Staff Reporter
Lonmin aimed to ‘divide and rule’, says Shabangu
Article
/ 26 August 2014

Lonmin aimed to ‘divide and rule’, says Shabangu

Former mineral resources minister Susan Shabangu said the mining company used divide-and-rule tactics that contributed to the August 2012 unrest.

By Staff Reporter
New Marikana witnesses say they were shot while surrendering
Article
/ 25 August 2014

New Marikana witnesses say they were shot while surrendering

Three miners have backed up claims that police shot them while they were surrendering, including one who says he was fired at from around five metres.

By Sapa
Marikana: Surrender spelt death at ‘scene two’
Article
/ 21 August 2014

Marikana: Surrender spelt death at ‘scene two’

A miner’s grisly account of the second Marikana shootings sheds light on a horrific hidden event.

By Staff Reporter
Farlam has yet to lift the lid on our disgraced mining system
Article
/ 21 August 2014

Farlam has yet to lift the lid on our disgraced mining system

Nearly two years since it began, the commission has barely dealt with the essence of Lonmin’s responsibility .

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Lonmin objects to questions on worker housing
Article
/ 20 August 2014

Lonmin objects to questions on worker housing

The mine insists that it would not be logical to incorporate concerns regarding social conditions into the cross-examination of witnesses.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana commemoration rally snubs ANC, NW officials
Article
/ 16 August 2014

Marikana commemoration rally snubs ANC, NW officials

ANC and NW government officials were conspicuously absent at a rally to commemorate slain miners on the second anniversary of the Marikana massacre.

By Molaole Montsho and Sapa
Remember Marikana: Nine things you need to know
Article
/ 15 August 2014

Remember Marikana: Nine things you need to know

While the Farlam commission continues, the Marikana massacre has influenced everything from the families to art and politics. Let’s take a look.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Cop says protesters were peaceful
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Marikana: Cop says protesters were peaceful

A senior police officer has told the Farlam commission ​that an "excited" Lonmin employee instructed police to confront a peaceful protest group.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Miners tell ‘McCyril’ to voetsek
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Miners tell ‘McCyril’ to voetsek

Cyril Ramaphosa is getting a taste of the rough and tumble he used to dish out as union leader.

By Staff Reporter
Is the Marikana miners’ blood on all our hands?
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Is the Marikana miners’ blood on all our hands?

Cyril Ramaphosa claims South Africans share collective guilt, but critics say this is just an attempt to shift the blame.

By Sipho Kings
Marikana: ‘Prosecute all those responsible’
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Marikana: ‘Prosecute all those responsible’

Miners injured at Marikana two years ago want the politicians and police to be charged in an international court.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Freedom’s bitter paradox
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Marikana: Freedom’s bitter paradox

For residents of Nkaneng township near Lonmin’s Marikana mine, the struggle for survival is never-ending.

By Staff Reporter
Law enforcement bounces around blame for Philippi evictions
Article
/ 13 August 2014

Law enforcement bounces around blame for Philippi evictions

The SAPS and City of Cape Town law enforcers have accused each other of carrying out the demolition of shacks in Philippi East. GroundUp reports.

By Staff Reporter
Mpofu: Ramaphosa should be charged for his part in Marikana
Article
/ 12 August 2014

Mpofu: Ramaphosa should be charged for his part in Marikana

The lawyer representing injured and arrested miners at the Farlam probe says the deputy president must account for his actions in a court of law.

By Staff Reporter
Cops beat, humiliate evicted shack dwellers
Article
/ 11 August 2014

Cops beat, humiliate evicted shack dwellers

Shack dwellers in Philippi East’s "Marikana" settlement were evicted on Monday by the City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit. GroundUp reports.

By Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa: I did not prescribe how police should act
Article
/ 11 August 2014

Ramaphosa: I did not prescribe how police should act

Cyril Ramaphosa has told the Farlam commission he did not tell the police how they should conduct themselves in the lead-up to the Marikana massacre.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Mr X denies being a police informer
Article
/ 7 August 2014

Marikana: Mr X denies being a police informer

A miner turned police witness, testifying about the actions of the miners in the lead up to the Marikana massacre, says he was not a police informer.

By Staff Reporter
SAPS was ‘assisted’ with food parcels at Marikana
Article
/ 31 July 2014

SAPS was ‘assisted’ with food parcels at Marikana

A Lonmin employee maintains he "wouldn’t have an idea" why an entry regarding food parcels for SAPS was deleted from the mine’s occurrence books.

By Sapa
‘Toxic’ Lonmin-police collusion blamed for Marikana massacre
Article
/ 30 July 2014

‘Toxic’ Lonmin-police collusion blamed for Marikana massacre

Laying into security chief Dirk Botes, advocate Dali Mpofu said Lonmin’s collusion with the police led to many of the miners’ deaths.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Lonmin accused of hiding shooting records
Article
/ 29 July 2014

Marikana: Lonmin accused of hiding shooting records

Lonmin is accused of deliberately changing records to conceal that their security personnel had fired shots at strikers.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Police were absent when miners clashed with NUM
Article
/ 29 July 2014

Marikana: Police were absent when miners clashed with NUM

A Lonmin security officer has told the Farlam commission that security forces had been frustrated by the lack of police ahead of the Marikana strike.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Miner murder mystery deepens
Article
/ 25 July 2014

Marikana: Miner murder mystery deepens

One of the four suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a Samancor Chrome mine employee has also been implicated in Mr X’s testimony.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana shows gaps in Piketty thesis
Analysis
/ 24 July 2014

Marikana shows gaps in Piketty thesis

The famed economic historian looks at the massacre from afar. We need a closer view.

By Staff Reporter
Miner implicated by Mr X in cops’ deaths found murdered
Article
/ 23 July 2014

Miner implicated by Mr X in cops’ deaths found murdered

A miner implicated by Mr X’s testimony as one of those responsible for the death of police officers and security guards, has been killed.

By Staff Reporter
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