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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 »
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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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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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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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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By Keith Somerville I’ve just returned from a couple of weeks in South Africa. It was supposed to be a holiday dominated by the Big Five on the safari circuit. But owing to the current news coming out of the … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Congress of South African Trade Unions, IndepthAfrica, Julius Malema, National Union of Mineworkers, NUM, South Africa, South African Communist Party
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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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South African’s President Jacob Zuma rose to power as a man of the people but seemed a world away from the masses when he stood in a suit under a parasol to speak to destitute miners about the deadliest police … read more »
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(CNN) — An official national day of mourning in South Africa on Thursday, called by President Jacob Zuma to memorialize the lives of dozens of miners mowed down in a police fusillade one week ago, turned into an opportunity by … read more »
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By Gwynne Dyer Forty-eight hours after South African police killed 34 striking miners last Thursday, Julius Malema showed up at the Lonmin platinum mine north of Johannesburg to assign the blame. “President Zuma said to the police they must act … read more »
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Former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Sunday called for President Jacob Zuma and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa to step down. Malema, addressing striking workers, said Zuma did not do anything to prevent the killings at the Lonmin mine … read more »
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President Jacob Zuma and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa must resign following the death of mineworkers at Lonmin’s Marikana operations, in the North West, expelled ANC Youth League President Julius Malema said on Saturday. “President Zuma decided over the massacre of … read more »
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South African President Jacob Zuma has announced an inquiry into violence at a mine in the north-east of the country, calling the deaths there “tragic.” BBC reports that at least 34 people were killed when police opened fire on striking … read more »
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One of the bloodiest police shootings since the days of apartheid has killed 34 miners and injured 78 at a South African platinum mine, leaving the nation in crisis and searching its soul over the rising levels of violent protest … read more »
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Some say the killings of 34 miners spotlight government incompetence and others say they’re the result of disdain for the poor and powerless. It was the bloodiest crowd control incident in South Africa since the apartheid era, a time when … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa, South African Institute of Race Relations, Sowetan, Thursday
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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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Five miners died from smoke inhalation at a Gold Fields mine in South Africa on Saturday as they worked underground, the company said on Sunday. The deaths are a setback for the government and the industry as they try to … read more »
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South African gold mine workers and producers were to resume wage talks on Tuesday aimed at ending a strike that is costing the companies up to $25 million a day in lost output at a time when the precious metal … read more »
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Striking South African coal and gold miners will meet the Chamber of Mines in separate talks on Monday in a bid to end stoppages that have cost Africa’s largest economy tens of millions of dollars in lost output. Coal workers … read more »
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