More striking miners shot in South Africa It has been reported that four striking miners have been shot by security guards using rubber bullets at the Aurora goldmine in South Africa. It…
Are the strikes In South Africa good for mining companies? As the dispute continues in Marikana, and appears to be spreading to both other platinum mines and…
The Marikana massacre: Details of deliberate police murder begin to emerge This article is from the mainstream media in South Africa but has invaluable details on what actually happened when the police left 34 strikers dead and another 78 injured.
The Marikana massacre: a premeditated killing? Benjamin Fogel on the Lonmin Massacre and the chilling bloodlust of the Stalinists in the South African Communist Party.
On the politics of protest in Cape Town Jared Sacks on popular protest, disruption, and violence in South Africa in the wake of the Lonmin Massacre.
Echoes of the past: Marikana, cheap labour and the 1946 miners strike Chris Webb puts the Lonmin massacre in some historical perspective.
Umshini Wam Chris McMichael on the Lonmin Massacre. 'Umshini Wam' is Jacob Zuma's trade mark song. It means 'bring me my machine gun'.
Senzeni Na? A beautifully written piece on the Lonmin massacre by Chris Rodrigues. 'Senzeni na?' is the name of a very mournful struggle song in South Africa that means 'What have we done?'
The Marikana mine workers massacre – a massive escalation in the war on the poor Ayanda Kota from South African shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo reports on the…
South African University closes after students clash with police Three campuses of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in South Africa have been closed down…
Solidarity with mine workers at Marikana Platinum This statement from South African shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo on the massacre at Marikana Platinum has just come out on their…
Striking miners killed by security forces in South Africa Earlier today at least seven striking miners have been gunned down and killed by security forces at…
