On 16 August 2102, 34 striking miners were killed by the South African Police Service at a platinum mine in Marikana in the north-west of South Africa. The massacre recalled the kind of violence that was supposed to have disappeared with the end of apartheid in 1994. This article examines the context in which the massacre occurred, …
The Marikana Massacre seized the lives of at least 34 people, nearly all of them striking workers employed by Lonmin. It was an exceptional event, at least for South Africa. In …
Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine is located near Brits in the Marikana district, approximately 40km east of Rustenberg in the North West Province of South Africa. Lonmin is one of the world's biggest …
South African President Jacob Zuma surprised his country on Thursday by suddenly announcing the findings of a highly anticipated government investigation into …
Mlu Dywili. On 6 August 2012, South Africa (SA) woke up to a massive tragedy where it was reported that police had gunned down 34 Lonmin workers during a protest action at Marikana. Rock drill operators from the Lonmin platinum mine were protesting against low wages and like in Kiev, the state responded with massive violence, resulting in the death …
Striking platinum mine workers march together in Marikana, near to the site of 2012's massacre. Image by Jason Larkin. South Africa, 2014.
A well-known example is the incident at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa in August 2002, when 34 workers who were striking to improve their working conditions were allegedly killed by ...
Marikana: After the Massacre. Two years ago, police in Marikana, South Africa, killed thirty-four platinum miners who were striking against Lonmin, a British-owned mining corporation. At the time, Charlayne Hunter-Gault wrote that...
Protesters gather at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa on August 17, 2012 where the day before 34 people were killed when police opened fire on striking mineworkers.
Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims. As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice.
Marikana is AQPSA's second operating mine in South Africa. It is located eight kilometres away from the company's flagship Kroondal mine. In June 2012, the partners announced their decision to …
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi . Two activists in North West Province are taking on a Marikana mining company which they say wants to gag them through a ...
Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 2,600 jobs in South Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie ... The miner said that the Marikana mine shaft, which employs 1,496 permanent workers and 54 contractors, will only stay in ...
Marikana is located near Rustenburg, about 112km from Johannesburg in South Africa. It is a producer of platinum group minerals (PGMs) and covers an area of 33km2. The mine was commissioned at …
Striking platinum mine workers march together in Marikana, near to the site of 2012's massacre. Image by Jason Larkin. South Africa, 2014.
On August 16, 2012, a protracted strike at a platinum mine in Marikana culminated in the killing of 34 mineworkers by local security forces. Some viewed this tragedy through the lens of South Africa's apartheid past, recalling such events as the Sharpeville massacre of 1960.
On August 16, 2012, police in Marikana, in the North West province of South Africa, opened fire on hundreds of mine workers from Lonmin Platinum who were protesting for a basic wage of $800 per ...
PDF | On Oct 4, 2018, Chitja Twala published The Marikana Massacre: A Historical overview of the labour unrest in the mining sector in South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
PDF | On Oct 4, 2018, Chitja Twala published The Marikana Massacre: A Historical overview of the labour unrest in the mining sector in South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
Marikana: Voices from South Africa's Mining Massacre Peter Alexander, Thapelo Lekgowa, Botsang Mmope, Luke Sinwell, Bongani Xezwi Athens, Ohio University Press, 2013, 165 pp. (pbk) 978-0-8214-2071-3
"We don't want to be overly reliant on any one country or any one company for global supply chains for critical minerals," Adeyemo told Reuters during a visit to a platinum mine in Marikana, South ...
Role: The Chamber of Mines was a collective body representing the interests of mining companies in South Africa, including Lonmin. Involvement: While not directly involved in the Marikana events, the Chamber of Mines was part of the broader context of labor relations in the mining industry. The organization's stance on labor …
South African President Jacob Zuma surprised his country on Thursday by suddenly announcing the findings of a highly anticipated government investigation into the 2012 Marikana mine massacre.
The Marikana Massacre is as much the story of post-1994 South Africa as any other isolated instance one chooses. It is unique only in its excess. At all other times, it finds its place in a democratic South Africa that has teetered on the brink of upheaval from its inception, and has quickened its pace toward collapse. In his famed poem ...
MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana …
A memorial service has been held in South Africa on Wednesday to remember the victims of the Marikana massacre five years ago, in which 34 miners who were on strike were shot and killed by...
The Marikana Massacre sparked outrage across South Africa and the world. For many, it evoked memories of the violent repression characteristic of the …
The Rustenburg operation consists of three intermediate depth vertical shafts that utilise a conventional mining method at Siphumelele 1, Khuseleka 1, and Thembelani 1 – while the mechanised Bathopele inclined shafts utilise a shallow inclined bord and pillar mining method.. As at 31 December 2023, Rustenburg had total attributable 4E PGM Mineral …
The Marikana Incident. In August 2012, there was a strike at Lonmin platinum operations in Marikana, South Africa. An escalation of tensions culminated in violent confrontations between mine workers and armed South African policemen. 44 people died over the course of one week.
