· Marikana mine worker's affiliated to AMCU lay wreath at the Koppie in commemoration of Marikana Massacre on August 16, 2020 in Rustenburg, South Africa. The Marikana .
· YouTube; Marikana mine: Wakeup call for South Africa's ANC. Posted By: Admin April 20, 2016. By Robin Denselow BBC Newsnight, Marikana. 24 August 2012. Media caption Some of the images in this report may be disturbing.
· Mine workers gather at the Nkageng informal settlement on 15 August 2012 in North West, South Africa, to plan a way forward following violent clashes at Lonmin's Marikana Platinum Mine.
· Marikana was acquired as part of the Lonmin acquisition, in June 2019 on the closing of an allshare offer for Lonmin plc valued at billion (US288 million). The assets consist of PGM mining operations loed on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, 40km east of the town of Rustenburg, in the North West province of South Africa.
The Women of Marikana. The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South Africa. The town was established in 1870 and later expanded into seven White owned farms by the early 1900s farming tobacco and maize amongst other crops.
· A South African commission recommends a criminal investigation into police accused over the 2012 deaths of 34 striking workers at the Marikana mine.
Marikana platinum mine, near Rustenburg, South Africa, employed thousands of workers, composed mostly of migrants working for low wages. Lonmin, a British mining company, owned Marikana. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) represented most of the workers at Marikana.
· South Africa could do more for miners, says ILO mining specialist. The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on working conditions in South Africa's mining industry. GENEVA (ILO News) – South Africa has taken significant steps since the end of apartheid to address working conditions in the ...
· South African police use rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters, a day after a deal ended a sixweek strike at the Marikana mine.
· "One cannot appreciate the events at Marikana without understanding the importance of the mining indus try in South Africa. "The situation is so complex and there are so many issues that it .
· Marikana mine worker's affiliated to AMCU lay wreath at the Koppie in commemoration of Marikana Massacre on August 16, 2020 in Rustenburg, South Africa. The Marikana massacre is a fatal incident ...
· 16 August 2020 marks eight years since the Marikana Massacre. To commemorate this day, the South African State Theatre has made their musical adaptation of the events available for viewers to stream on YouTube. The musical is available to be streamed until 6 September 2020.
· Police opened fire killing 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, North West Province. As a result, 78 people were left wounded while more than 250 people were arrested. The protesting miners were demanding a wage increase at the Lonmin platinum mine. This was the biggest incident of police brutality since the dawn of democracy and it revived ...
· South Africa's Lonmin Marikana mine clashes killed 34. Thirtyfour people were killed after police opened fire on striking miners at a South African mine on Thursday, the police chief has said ...
· The majority of the world's platinum comes from South African mines and the Lonmin Marikana mine is one of its largest. It makes huge profits and pays its workers a pittance. As in Marx's description above, the workers create riches and beauty for the rich and poverty for themselves. They produce palaces, but live in shacks next to the mine.
· Marikana, South Africa – On 16 August 2012 the world watched in disbelief as police, fully kitted in riot gear and armed with semiautomatic rifles, released a .