Tag: Marikana

‘We are sick and tired!’: Community members from Marikana protest for jobs amidst high unemployment rates [VIDEO]

Frustrated residents from local mining areas surrounding Marikana, took to the streets…

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Marikana communities accuse mine of defying blasting ban

Villagers say blasting persisted at Tharisa mine despite a DMRE suspension, intensifying…

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‘Government should hang their heads in shame’: Marikana Massacre marks 13 years without justice

Government has paid more than R350 million in claims linked to the…

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Top 10 stories of the day: Stilfontein ‘worse than Marikana’ | PHSG SGB sues GDE | Zandie Khumalo slams Sello Ka-Ncube

Here’s your daily news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.…

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Lawyer representing illegal miners says Stilfontein standoff is ‘worse than Marikana’

The police have emphasised that the zama zamas are not trapped. The…

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12 years after Marikana massacre: ‘Blood of miners stained our nation’

Twelve years later, no one has been convicted for the killings. Today…

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Residents left out in cold after Marikana informal settlement evictions

Recent evictions from the Marikana informal settlement near Centurion’s Gautrain station have…

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Wits to name landmark after mining company, Students demand it rather be named after Marikana

About 50 people picketed on the Wits University AMIC deck on Thursday…

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Jagersfontein tailings dam collapse the ‘new Marikana’

The tailings dam collapse at Jagersfontein in the Free State on Sunday…

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