What the lack of accountability for Marikana says about Zuma's government: The scene of the Marikana massacre in South Africa that some have named the "Hill of Horror". Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoFive years ago this week 44 people were killed in the course of an industrial dispute at a platinum mine in South Africa’s North West Province owned by Lonmin. It became known … [Read more...] about What the lack of accountability for Marikana says about Zuma’s government | The Conversation
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Final leg of Bakwena N1N4 toll plaza roadworks gets underway at Brits and Marikana toll plazas
Final leg of Bakwena N1N4 toll plaza roadworks gets underway at Brits and Marikana toll plazas: The final upgrades of the R160-million project to upgrade plazas by Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessioniare, operator of the N1N4 freeway, will commence along the N4 at the Marikana and Brits Toll plazas between April and October, 2017. The works will see two lanes added at both … [Read more...] about Final leg of Bakwena N1N4 toll plaza roadworks gets underway at Brits and Marikana toll plazas
South Africa: Govt Ready to Compensate Marikana Victims – Zuma
South Africa: Govt Ready to Compensate Marikana Victims - Zuma: "The SAPS has instructed its attorneys to make offers of payments in full settlement of claims for the claims where quantification were complete and are not under criminal investigation," President Jacob Zuma said in a statement. The compensation process was initiated after the Marikana Massacre, in which police … [Read more...] about South Africa: Govt Ready to Compensate Marikana Victims – Zuma
Billy goes to Marikana: the staged lives and times of two mining towns | The Conversation
Billy goes to Marikana: the staged lives and times of two mining towns: Meshack Mavuso played the role of 'The Man with the Green Blanket' in 'Marikana the Musical' @marikanathemusicalI had the opportunity to watch a performance of “Billy Elliot - The Musical” in Bradford, UK in June 2016. The story explores the experiences of mining communities in the 1980s in … [Read more...] about Billy goes to Marikana: the staged lives and times of two mining towns | The Conversation
Marikana – The past, present and future
Nico Buitendag, a Doctoral Researcher at Kyoto University, and Neil Coetzer, a Senior Associate at Cowan-Harper Attorneys, have published an article in the November 2015 edition of Strategic Review for Southern Africa in which they critically analyse the Marikana tragedy. The research applies combined historical, philosophical and legal perspectives which serve to highlight … [Read more...] about Marikana – The past, present and future
