Tag Archives: Marikana
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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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 »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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 »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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 »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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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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 »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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 »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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 »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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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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 »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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 »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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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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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The majority of the dead in the 16 August massacre at Marikana appear to have been shot at close range or crushed by police vehicles. They were not caught in a fusillade of gunfire from police defending themselves, as the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, IndepthAfrica, Marikana, Nyala, Peter Alexander, Police, South Africa, SWAT, Tsepo, University of Johannesburg
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By Jay Naidoo South Africans need calm heads to examine what caused the slaughter of 44 workers and police officers at the Marikana mine. The judicial commission of inquiry appointed by President Jacob Zuma may present the facts. But we … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, Congress of South African Trade Unions, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jay Naidoo, Lonmin, Marikana, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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by Takura Zhangazha The tragic and fatal shooting of 34 mineworkers in South Africa has sadly brought back memories of the violence of the apartheid years. And because memories of apartheid are not only limited to South Africa, the killing … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Marikana, South Africa, South African Police Service, Southern Africa
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Police shot dead more than 30 at Marikana mine; Brutal images shock post-apartheid South Africa; President Zuma cuts short Mozambique trip; World platinum prices spike, Lonmin shares slump. The killing by police of more than 30 striking platinum miners in … read more »
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Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa Business News, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, African National Congress, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Lonmin, Marikana, National Union of MineworkersX Nathi Mthethwa, reuters africa news, South Africa
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