Marikana
Cosatu condemns violence among Lonmin miners after 15 deaths
It's understood the workers affiliated to NUM and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) have been at loggerheads for the past seven years...
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NUM holds first rally in Marikana since 2012 massacre
The NUM has not been in the area for seven years after rival union, Amcu took over as the largest union for workers in the region.
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Mathunjwa: Sibanye-Stillwater had no intent of improving Marikana miners' lives
Amcu was briefing the media on Tuesday about the job cuts and the ongoing wage negotiations in the platinum sector.
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Sibanye-Stillwater urged to upskill and not retrench thousands of workers
On Wednesday, the company announced its decision to cut 5,270 jobs at its Marikana mine in the North West due to financial losses.
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Mathunjwa: Cosatu trying to regain relevance with Marikana rally
Cosatu announced Thursday that it would visit the North West informal settlement with President Cyril Ramaphosa in October.
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Cosatu planning Marikana rally, Ramaphosa expected to join
This would be the first time that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cosatu visit the area since the Marikana massacre in 2012.
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Amcu: Exporting our minerals increases unemployment
Thousands of people gathered at the koppie in Marikana on Friday to remember those who were killed during a wage strike seven years ago.The event was organised by mining union Amcu. At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012.
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‘This democracy is a facade’: Amcu president takes aim at ANC
Friday marked seven years since 34 Marikana mine workers were shot and killed by police during a protracted strike over pay. Amcu held its annual commemoration event in the mining community.
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Marikana massacre: 'We should never allow such a tragedy to befall SA'
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was cleared by the Farlam Commission for his role in the tragedy, said the country remembered the 44 people who lost their lives in Marikana.
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Thousands gather in Marikana to remember massacre victims
At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012.
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DA calls for mining task team as SA remembers Marikana tragedy
The Marikana massacre is being commemorated on Friday, with many saying that very little has changed in the mining sector since the tragedy.
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Poor service delivery constant reminder of empty promises for Marikana residents
On this day seven years ago, 34 miners were gunned down in the North West during a strike over wages.
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Very little change in Marikana since 2012 tragedy, says activist
Primrose Sonti fears that 16 August will become just another yearly commemoration because there's been very little change in her community over the past seven years.
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Marikana residents: We've been crying for the same things since 2012
Seven years after the deadly Marikana massacre, residents in the area said nothing has changed despite promises from Lonmin.
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Mathunjwa: Lonmin provoking workers into another Marikana
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has accused management at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Lonmin mine of instigating another Marikana by offering workers paltry wage increases as salary negotiations continued in the platinum sector.
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Mathunjwa: SA needs dictator style of leadership
In an interview with Eyewitness News, Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa said such a government would take a stern position against businesses which exploit workers.
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Marikana abuzz with activity as residents vote
Community members said they were happy to vote but called for change after the elections.
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'I want to make a difference' - North West voter
Marikana residents rushed with excitement to vote at various polling stations in the province. They said they were happy to vote and wanted to see their lives change after the elections.
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Malema maintains Ramaphosa should be jailed for Marikana
EFF leader Julius Malema said the spirits of the 34 workers who were killed in Marikana can’t rest because their widows have not received justice.
