Miners Shot Down
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Everything Must Fall casts an all-seeing eye on student protests
Rehad Desai’s new film uses Wits as a microcosm of the #FeesMustFall movement in South Africa
Marikana then and now — a tragedy that keeps unfolding
The victims’ families nurse their pain away from the public gaze; officials and politicians grab the limelight and shape the narrative
Editorial: #ShowUsTheDoccie
It’s clear the SABC will not broadcast Rehad Desai’s Emmy award-winning documentary on Marikana, Miners Shot Down, because it makes the ANC look bad.
Marikana massacre: How South African journalism failed the test
The reporting of the Marikana massacre was characterised by embedded journalism, sensationalism and polarisation of views.
‘Miners Shot Down’ an unequal representation of the bigger picture
Gillian Schutte takes a look at "Miners Shot Down", the first feature on the Marikana massacre, and asks where the missing links are.
Miners Shot Down: The case for premeditation
Creating the film about the Marikana massacre has changed the director’s life forever.