The Marikana Massacre: 10 Years On

A face value interpretation of such a cold, barbaric abuse of state force would cast the Marikana Massacre as wildly aberrant in a contemporary South Africa borne of the myth of …

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THE RIGHT TO STRIKE AND ITS LIMITATIONS by …

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South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know

Illegal mining is a widespread crime in South Africa.Authorities have increasingly taken a hard line, cracking down on miners, called "zama zamas". At least one of the miners …

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Blood gold bonanza: Inside South Africa's shadow mining empire …

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We Should Never Forget South Africa's Marikana Massacre

Ten years ago this month, 34 striking mine workers in South Africa were slaughtered by police on live TV. The Marikana massacre exposed the deep ills of the postapartheid status quo — and …

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South Africa: Striking miners accept Lonmin offer

Miners sing and dance in Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Striking miners have accepted a company offer of a 22% overall pay …

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Lessons from the five month miners' strike in South Africa

After a long five month battle, the momentous strike of 70,000 platinum miners in South Africa, led by AMCU (Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union), ended on …

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South Africa: Striking miners 'thought they were invincible' after

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Blood gold bonanza: Inside South Africa's shadow mining empire …

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Miners' Strike: South Africa 1922

Miners' Strike. South Africa 1922. Synopsis. In early 1922, white South African workers in the Witwatesrand gold mining region went on strike. The strike soon became a violent …

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Most striking miners in South Africa accept offer

Some of the labor unrest in South Africa came to an end over the weekend as more than 60,000 gold miners accepted an 8 percent pay increase, ending a 48-hour strike. The …

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South African miners strike for higher wages, 1946

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The Marikana Massacre: A Historical Overview of the Labour …

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Transvaal Miners General Strike 1913

The management of the mine refused to negotiate with the strike committee. After hiring non-union miners, it reopened the mine on 11 June 1913. General J.C. Smuts, a former minister of …

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The 1913 and 1914 white workers' strikes

The gold mining industry on the Rand began in the 1880's and by 1913 there were 63 mines employing about 21 000 white workers and 200 000 black workers. Gold, the international …

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South Africa: new underground occupation by miners

More than 2,200 miners working in platinum mines on Monday launched the fourth underground protest to hit the South African mining industry in less than two months.

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South African miners mark 10th anniversary of killings

Mine workers sing as they wait for the start of commemoration ceremonies near Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. South Africa marks on Tuesday 10 years …

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Revisiting South Africa's Marikana Massacre

Occurring on August 16, 2012, near the town of Marikana in the North West Province, this incident involved the killing of 34 striking mine workers by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The massacre not only shocked the nation but …

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Notes from Marikana, South Africa: The Platinum Miners' …

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South Africa's forgotten revolution: when miners rose in revolt

It was a far more serious revolt than any of the clashes that shook South Africa in the 1970's or 1980's. Tanks were sent onto the streets of Johannesburg and the nearby …

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South Africa: Miner killed in clash with police | AP News

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Striking miners in South Africa clashed with police after using rocks and burning tires to block a road leading to a platinum mine, and one protester was killed, a …

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Mine Operations in South Africa: Community and Employee …

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More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa. The mine is owned by Implats, which is one of …

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Mine Strike Mayhem Stuns South Africa as Police Open Fire

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Police open fire on striking miners in South Africa

Police officers in South Africa opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 and wounding 78 on Aug. 16 as violence between the largest mining union in South Africa raged …

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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feaving in an

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South Africa criticized for 'horrific' mining crackdown …

South Africa's government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a...

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Miners continue to strike in South Africa

On Sept. 5, striking miners threatened to kill workers and managers in a nearby mine unless they joined the crippling work stoppage. The striking miners then marched from the Marikana …

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The 1913 Mineworkers' Strike | South African History Online

Introduction: Background to the Strike. The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was a development that had vastly different consequences for the various groups in …

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Miners leave South Africa gold mine after 3 days …

SPRINGS, South Africa — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground as part of a union dispute were leaving a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, the union at the center of...

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Julius Malema, the ANC, and the Fight for South Africa's Future

The miners' strike has an integral place in the history of South Africa. Ever since mining began here at the end of the nineteenth century, poor shaft workers have chafed …

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12,000 striking miners in South Africa fired

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) fired 12,000 striking miners on Oct. 5 for staging an unlawful strike that is one of several that are slowly paralyzing South Africa's crucial mining …

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200+ miners at Sibanye Kroondal mine on day 2 of wildcat strike

More than 450 employees at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal platinum mine in North West embarked on a wildcat strike on Monday, with more than 200 underground at the Kwezi …

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