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Widows

10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses
National
/ 1 August 2022

10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses

Eight out of the 44 widows are still waiting for their houses but Sibanye-Stillwater says they are ‘under construction’

By Anathi Madubela
Time in Marikana has stood still
National
/ 16 August 2021

Time in Marikana has stood still

In Nkaneng the memory of the 44 people murdered will not leave the community

By Tunicia Phillips
Editorial: Marikana must haunt us
Editorial
/ 12 August 2021

Editorial: Marikana must haunt us

The blight on our past and our future must haunt us as much as it haunts the victims left behind

By Editorial
​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice
National
/ 15 January 2021

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

By Niren Tolsi
Customary law can pose problems for widows
Analysis
/ 23 November 2018

Customary law can pose problems for widows

Despite a new Act, many women and children are up against discriminatory practices

By Staff Reporter
‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows
Article
/ 15 June 2018

‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.

By Will Baxter and Bhekisisa Team
Marikana widows have to ‘prove’ trauma as the authorities stay mum on compensation
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Marikana widows have to ‘prove’ trauma as the authorities stay mum on compensation

Relatives are going the legal route to try to quantify their pain

By Athandiwe Saba
Phiyega mustn’t be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers
Article
/ 30 May 2016

Phiyega mustn’t be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers

The Claassen inquiry failed to adequately cross-examine the suspended police commissioner, victims’ representatives argue.

By Pontsho Pilane
Grief as Marikana victims remembered
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Grief as Marikana victims remembered

Two years on, the families of the Marikana victims are still waiting to hear who killed their loved ones, what exactly happened, and why.

By Staff Reporter
Widows fight social stigmatisation in Cameroon
Africa
/ 5 July 2013

Widows fight social stigmatisation in Cameroon

Advocacy groups in Cameroon are battling a 500- year-old tradition that deprives widows of their rights.

By Staff Reporter

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