Tag Archives: Lonmin
The lawyer for the National Union of Mineworkers at the Marikana Commission, Karel Tip, cross-examined a survivor of the 16 August massacre on Tuesday and Wednesday to discover why he, too, wanted R12,500 even though he was not a rock-drill … read more »
People thought they would see no more peaceful protesters shot by police, but the force is turning violent again. By Justice Malala,The Guardian South African police officers have admitted that weapons were planted near the bodies of miners after the … read more »
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Tagged Andries Tatane, Bheki Cele, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Pistorius, Police, South Africa
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Anita Powell, VOA JOHANNESBURG — With one of the world’s most liberal constitutions and a boisterous media sector, South Africa has long been the African continent’s model for human rights.But global watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) says events in 2012 … read more »
NUM itatumia yao Marikana Tume kuonekana kukataa kwamba wanachama wao nia mauaji ya kwanza. Lakini timu za utetezi kujaribu siri vifo kwanza squarely juu ya mabega ya muungano wa Afrika Kusini kubwa. Tu ambao ni wajibu wa hali ya hewa … read more »
Die NUM sal hul Marikana Commissie voorkoms gebruik om te ontken dat hul lede die eerste moorde gepleeg het. Maar die verdediging-spanne sal probeer om die eerste sterftes te pen vierkantig op die skouers van Suid-Afrika se grootste vakbond. Presies … read more »
The NUM will use their Marikana Commission appearance to deny that their members committed the first murders. But the defence teams will try to pin the first deaths squarely on the shoulders of South Africa’s biggest union. Just who is … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Lonmin, Marikana, NUM, Rustenburg, South Africa, University of Johannesburg, Zwelinzima Vavi
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November 8, 2012 by benim
By Madeline R. Young The South African economy has recently taken a major blow due to a much-reported epidemic of labour disputes in the mining industry. Approximately 50,000 mine workers have gone on strike across companies, with violent clashes leading … read more »
Mogomotsi Mogodiri Malema’s charges will really usher in a hilarious soap opera The seriousness of charges levelled against Julius Malema has robbed me of an opportunity to proclaim the arrival in town of “Juju’s Circus”. This does not by any … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Politics, Public Protector
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South African firebrand Julius Malema (pictured), for whom an arrest warrant was issued on Friday, has consistently denounced inequality, but faces charges for funding his wealthy lifestyle through corruption. Booted from the ruling African National Congress in April, the fiery … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, South Africa, Thabo Mbeki
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The lawyer of South Africa’s rabble-rousing politician Julius Malema confirms that the government has issued an arrest warrant for him. Malema, who was expelled from the ruling African National Congress party, has outspokenly encouraged the wildcat mining strikes that have … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, National Prosecuting Authority, South Africa
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Fiona Forde,guardian.co.uk Malema’s common touch with the Lonmin miners showed he’s a survivor and an opportunist with no need for the ANC any more South African rebel Julius Malema was robbed of a platform this week when thousands of Lonmin … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Mandy de Waal, dailymaverick Striking workers at Marikana’s Lonmin mine have accepted a pay offer from management and say they’ll be back at work this Thursday, but the campaign for justice and better living conditions in the North West town … read more »
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Marikana, South Africa, Treatment Action Campaign
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Sipho Hlongwane, dailymaverick Julius Malema took a day out of his busy revolutionary schedule to tell the country that he wouldn’t be stopped. Not by the police, and certainly not by President Jacob Zuma. Conveniently, for this comeback to work, … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, ANC, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Marikana, South Africa
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By Simon Freemantle and Desné Masie On 16 August 2012, 34 miners were killed and nearly 80 injured in confrontations with police, while scores more were arrested and allegedly tortured during a wildcat strike at Lonmin PLC’s Platinum Mine in … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Marikana, South Africa, South African National Defence Force, Steven Friedman, Trevor Manuel
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North West – Julius Malema was sent packing under police escort from strife-torn Marikana on Monday, and threatened with arrest if he didn’t leave the area at once. Malema and his entourage had arrived in two cars at Wonderkop stadium … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress Youth League, Holiday Inn Express, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jeff Radebe, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Police, South African National Defence Force
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Khadija Patel, dailymaverick SA’s beleaguered government continues its security crackdown in Marikana, with the South African National Defence Force announcing that it deployed 1,000 soldiers to the restive mining town in the North West. But even as President Zuma attempted … read more »
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Tagged Frank Chikane, IndepthAfrica, Lonmin, Marikana, National Union of Mineworkers, SACC, South Africa, South African Council of Churches, South African National Defence Force
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Greg Nicolson, dailymaverick As police raided the hostels of Lonmin miners it looked like the ANC had once again chosen force over discussion. It’s nothing new, but this specific raid will be what we remember as the beginning of the … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Gwede Mantashe, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Marikana, National Executive Committee, South Africa
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South Africa is a land where any bizarre conspiracy theory can flourish with the help of state intelligence agents at the behest of their political masters. Instead of trying to stave off crime and social unrest, police intelligence agents are … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Marikana, National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa
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A body was found near the Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana on Tuesday, North West police said. “I can confirm that a body of a man was found 300m away from where the miners usually meet, on the western side … read more »
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Tagged Canadian Country Music Association, CCMA, IndepthAfrica, Lonmin, Marikana, National Union of Mineworkers, North West, Nyala, Rustenburg
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The striking workers’ representatives yesterday flatly refused to join the negotiations, facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The National Union of Mineworkers, United Association of SA, Solidarity and the employer, Lonmin, who all signed a peace … read more »
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Tagged Arbitration, CCMA, Lonmin, National Union of Mineworkers, Rustenburg, Solidarity, South Africa, Strike action
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Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema called for a national strike at all mines on Tuesday until the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) leadership steps down. “There must be a national strike at all the mines until Frans Baleni … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, Carletonville, IndepthAfrica, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa
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One month into the deadly strike at South Africa’s Lonmin platinum mine the reality of “no work, no pay” is hitting hard in the humble shantytowns at the foot of the giant plant. Debt repayments have been pushed aside. … read more »
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Tagged Bloemfontein, Imtiaz Sooliman, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Somalia, South Africa, Strike action
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President Jacob Zuma has called on “politicians” to resist the temptation to “hijack” labour disputes for their own purposes. In a lecture delivered in Kimberley in the Northern Cape at the weekend, Zuma spoke about attempts to restore peace at … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress Youth League, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, National Union of Mineworkers, Northern Cape, Rustenburg, Zuma
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South Africa should question why no whites were among those killed in the Marikana shootout, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) said on Saturday. “We must be worried that 100 percent of those shot were black,” ANC Youth League president Ronald … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, ANC, IndepthAfrica, Julius Malema, Lonmin, National Union of Mineworkers, North West, South Africa
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Monday’s police shooting and wounding of four South African gold miners comes just three weeks after the August 16 massacre of 34 striking platinum miners at Lonmin’s Marikana mine. As at Marikana, the struggle at Gold One’s Modder East mine … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, IndepthAfrica, Lonmin, Marikana, National Union of Mineworkers, NUM, South Africa, United Auto Workers
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By Alex Lantier,wsws Four gold miners were hospitalized after being shot at Gold One’s Modder East operation yesterday, as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break a picket line. The police shooting followed a stand-off at Modder East … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Africa news report, African National Congress, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Marikana, National Union of Mineworkers, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, South Africa news, South African Police Service
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The police massacre of striking miners at Marikana is a watershed for post-apartheid South Africa and for the international class struggle. It demonstrates in the starkest form imaginable that the perspective of “black empowerment” and the “National Democratic Revolution” providing … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African National Congress, ANC, Congress of South African Trade Unions, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, NUM, South Africa, South African Communist Party
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Tapiwa Gomo, newsday South Africa is a very fast country. A week that started with the Marikana Mine shooting and the death of dozens of people ended with headlines on the death of Solly, the hippo. How the death of … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress Youth League, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Malema, Marikana, South Africa
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Lukhona-Mnguni A while back, I penned a letter titled, “Dear White People in South Africa” and it raised mixed discussions, some marred by bigoted racism of the worst kind from the white community and a patch of disorganized apologetic voices … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ferial Haffajee, IndepthAfrica, Lonmin, Mamphela Ramphele, South Africa, South Africa under apartheid, Sunday Independent
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It has emerged that police have resurrected old apartheid legislation to hold the 270 Lonmin miners responsible for the murder of their fellow workers. The men’s case has been postponed to 6 September while police investigate further. They face a … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African National Congress Youth League, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Lonmin, Murder, National Prosecuting Authority, Pretoria Central Prison, South Africa
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