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FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

Marikana

Ramaphosa: I never avoided going to Marikana

By Babalo Ndenze

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been asked about the outstanding matter of compensation for the families of those killed.

  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    35 Marikana claimants rejected govt's R500k offer, Solicitor-General reveals

    The families have claimed R1.5 million each for general and constitutional damages.

    354 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    More than R170m paid out to Marikana massacre claimants so far, says govt

    Describing the horrific events as an incident, Solicitor-General Pandelani said that the government was briefing the public on the progress to demystify the narrative that it was not caring.

    355 days ago
  • Government provides update on Marikana reparations

    Solicitor General Fhedzisani Pandelani from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development gave an update on reparations for the families of 34 miners who were killed by police during a protest at Lonmin mine in 2012.

    355 days ago
  • 5% of free-carried interest for mineworkers, implores the Mining Charter

    Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gave a keynote address at a memorial lecture held on 17 August 2021 by Sibanye-Stillwater in commemoration of 34 mineworkers who were killed in 2012 in Marikana. In the address, Mantashe mentioned that the current Mining Charter implored mines to give mineworkers 5% of free-carried interest so that they could continue to exploit the riches of their labour beyond wages. #MarikanaMassacre #GwedeMantashe #SibanyeStillwater

    355 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Amcu warns of Marikana repeat if SA's economic policies not reformed

    Monday, 16 August marked exactly nine years since 34 miners were shot dead by police in Rustenburg.

    356 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Amcu: We will continue to remember Marikana massacre until justice is served

    Monday marks exactly nine years since 34 miners who had been striking for better pay and acceptable working and living conditions were gunned down by police in Rustenburg.

    356 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Unacceptable that families of Marikana victims still seeking justice - AISA

    Executive director of Amnesty International South Africa, Shenilla Mohamed, said that the widows of Marikana and the public in general needed closure in the form of accountability from government.

    357 days ago
  • Marikana miners wait for religious leaders to address them. Picture: Andrea van Wyk/EWN.

    Remembering Marikana: 9 years later and no one held accountable for murders

    The country will commemorate a defining moment in its history and young democracy in which mineworkers who embarked on a three-week strike for better wages were gunned down in the North West.

    357 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele during media briefing on Crime statistics during COVID-19 lockdown in Pretoria on 22 May 2020. Picture: Twitter

    Cele: Govt has paid R176m so far to families of murdered Marikana miners

    The minister has been speaking during the release of a report by a panel of experts tasked with looking into policing and crowd management as part of the recommendations made by the Farlam Commission.

    496 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Marikana residents want employers to fulfill promises 9 years after massacre

    They're demanding 800 immediate jobs, business opportunities for local companies, an upgrade of the taxi rank and shelters for hawkers.

    508 days ago
  • The Marikana massacre through the journalists’ lens

    EWN Editor-in-Chief Mahlatse Mahlase in conversation with EWN Assignments Editor Gia Nicolaides, Freelance Video Journalist Taurai Maduna, and SABC Political Reporter Patrick Dintwa on 'Inside EWN: The Round Table'. This week's discussion: The Marikana massacre through the journalists' lens. #Marikana #InsideEWN #TheRoundTable

    721 days ago
  • FILE: A cross seen on the Koppie after the massacre, as a symbol of the lives lost in Marikana. Picture: EWN.

    Marikana victims give Ramaphosa 2 weeks to apologise, pay up

    Thirty-four mineworkers died after police opened fire during a wage strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in the North West on this day eight years ago.

    721 days ago
  • FILE: UDM leader Bantu Holomisa. Picture: EWN

    Holomisa joins call for authorities to be held accountable for Marikana massacre

    Thirty-four mineworkers died after coming under a hail of bullets during a strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in North West province.

    721 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Marikana massacre: People must admit to their wrongdoing, says Amcu

    Amcu is expected to hold a commemoration on Sunday for the miners who died in the Marikana Massacre.

    721 days ago
  • FILE: Miners gather during commemorations to mark the fourth anniversary of the Marikana Massacre in Rustenburg on August 16, 2016. Picture: AFP

    Marikana massacre: Still no closure for victims 8 years later

    Miners at the North West platinum mine owned by Lonmin embarked on an unprotected strike over wages on 10 August 2012 which turned violent.

    722 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu-affiliated miners demonstrate in Marikana on the platinum belt in the North West, where a strike in the sector has run since January. Picture: Sapa.

    Failure to prosecute those responsible for Marikana massacre a "betrayal" - Seri

    Sunday will mark the eighth year since 34 mineworkers in the North West town were gunned down by the police at the Lonmin Platinum Mine - one of the most extreme uses of police force in post-apartheid South Africa.

    722 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Remembering Marikana: Families say pain of losing loved ones still raw

    On 16 August 2012, 34 striking Lonmin mineworkers were killed by officers following a standoff with the company’s management over wage increases.

    724 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Seri: We need accountability for mineworkers killed at Marikana 8 years ago

    On Sunday, the country will mark the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in the country’s history when police officials opened fire on striking Lonmin mineworkers killing 34 of them.

    724 days ago
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