The massacre of the Marikana/Lonmin workers has inserted itself within South Africa’s national consciousness, not so much through the analysis, commentary and reporting in its wake. Instead, it has ...

“Cyril Ramaphosa the bloodthirsty.” The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party is not playing around when it comes to implicating the head of state in the Marikana massacre, ten years ago. The second ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An inquiry into South Africa's worst police killing since the end of apartheid blamed a mining company, police and unions for the "horrendous tragedy", President Jacob Zuma ...

Standing before supporters at a local sports ground in the North West mining town, Julius Malema used the 1 May commemoration to draw a direct line between his current court battles and one of South ...

MARIKANA, South AfricaMARIKANA, South Africa — A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on ...

A woman at a protest in support of victims of the Marikana massacre outside the South African parliament. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma To explore the patterns of collective memory in South Africa after nearly ...

Mineworkers of the Marikana diamond mine in South Africa are continuing their strike. Their perseverence comes after violent police efforts to suppress the strike, efforts culminating in a horrendous ...

On 16 August mine workers, activists and no doubt a few politicians will gather on the now infamous rock outcrop near the former Lonmin Platinum mine in Marikana, North West province, to commemorate ...

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the case against police officers who were acquitted in relation to the Marikana Massacre will be reinstated. The NPA said the docket has been compiled for ...

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