Widows
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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’
Time in Marikana has stood still
In Nkaneng the memory of the 44 people murdered will not leave the community
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
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
Customary law can pose problems for widows
Despite a new Act, many women and children are up against discriminatory practices
‘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.
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
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.
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.
Widows fight social stigmatisation in Cameroon
Advocacy groups in Cameroon are battling a 500- year-old tradition that deprives widows of their rights.