Incidents like Marikana tragedy will never happen again in S. Africa: gov't: Miners who survived the shooting gather at the scene where they lost their fellow workers in Marikana South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, on the eve of the anniversary of the Marikana tragedy when police opened fire on striking platinum miners killing 34 and injuring 78. [Photo: AP via IC] The South … [Read more...] about Incidents like Marikana tragedy will never happen again in S. Africa: gov’t
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#Marikana: Hlophe wants August 16 to be declared Workers Day
#Marikana: Hlophe wants August 16 to be declared Workers Day: #Marikana: Hlophe wants August 16 to be declared Workers Day: Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe on Wednesday reiterated calls for August 16 to be observed as South Africa's Workers Day in commemoration of the killing of Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana six years ago. Hlophe was delivering a keynote address … [Read more...] about #Marikana: Hlophe wants August 16 to be declared Workers Day
SA News: Marikana a permanent stain on the heart of the New South Africa
Marikana a permanent stain on the heart of the New South Africa: MARIKANA, August (ANA) - It was 22 years into democracy and while the glow of the Rainbow Nation had long since begun to fade, 16 August 2012 was the day the New South Africa lost its innocence. As So... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Minnesota Orchestra trip to South Africa is as much about cultural … [Read more...] about SA News: Marikana a permanent stain on the heart of the New South Africa
How ‘Marikana: the Musical’ has contributed to cultural amnesia | The Conversation
How 'Marikana: the Musical' has contributed to cultural amnesia: Members from a local church mourn near a site where miners were killed during clashes at the Marikana mine in 2012. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersCommissions of inquiry are often nothing but cynical political tools to reestablish a form of normalcy after a nation’s traumatic event. It happened in South Africa after the … [Read more...] about How ‘Marikana: the Musical’ has contributed to cultural amnesia | The Conversation
South Africa: Marikana Legal Proceedings Have Not Begun – Prosecuting Authority
South Africa: Marikana Legal Proceedings Have Not Begun - Prosecuting Authority: [News24Wire] Legal proceedings against the 72 police officers involved in the killing of 34 miners during the Marikana Massacre has not yet started, five years after the tragedy, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News South Africa: … [Read more...] about South Africa: Marikana Legal Proceedings Have Not Begun – Prosecuting Authority
