Following the open fire assault 250 of the miners were arrested. Causes of the massacre and events leading up the massacre the events which lead to the marikana massacre were caused by violent, unprotected strikes at neighbouring mines. The marikana massacre and the contradictions of south. On 16 august 2012, the south african police service saps opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at marikana, in the north west province. Below are some media articles and press releases on the marikana massacre. Marikana massacre not in vain north west news online. Marikana massacre 16 august 2012 south african history. The incident occurred between the dates of august 10 and september 20.
Four of us, researchers from the university of johannesburg, found ourselves in the midst of the crowd. The massacre at the lonmin platinum mine in marikana on august 16, 2012, was a watershed moment in south african history. These events were preceded by a wage dispute between worker unions and the lonmin management. Cops who authorised marikana killing should be prosecuted by new npa head, sakhile ndlozi, pretoria news 15 august 2018. On monday, two north west crime scene experts led retired judge ian farlam and his team. The marikana massacre, 4 which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force by south african security forces against civilians since 1976. The effect of the marikana massacre can not only be felt presently in the mining industry, but will continue to reverberate in the minds of ordinary citizens across south africa for years to come. Farlam inquiry concludes marikana hills inspection 01 oct 2012 18. A case study of an editorial failure this article examines the early press coverage of the police massacre of striking mineworkers in marikana, south africa, on the 16th of august 2012. He died two weeks after we buried my son on september 2, she says, speaking through eyes glassy with tears.
Sabpp would also like to acknowledge the excellent work done by the farlam commission in investigating the marikana massacre and for producing such a comprehensive report. Mabhengu sompeta says that when police killed her son, mzukisi, on august 16 2012, they also killed her husband, mxolisi. Over time, sharpeville became an icon of resistance against apartheid rule. Scores of people have gathered at the koppie in commemoration of the 7th anniversary of what has been termed as the marikana massacre. The women of marikana have waged a successful court battle against the. A historical overview of the labour unrest in the mining sector in south africa. A historical overview of the labour unrest in the mining sector in south africa chitja twala university of the free state, south africa introduction and historical background this article is aimed at explaining and interpreting the events, causes, and the aftermath of the. The marikana massacre ruptured the south african sociopolitical horizon in august 2012. Marikana victims named south africans of the year daily maverick declares 2012 as south africas year of disgrace, personified by the 47 dead of marikana ranjeni munusamy for. References this north west province location article is a stub. The marikana massacre, which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force by south african security forces against civilians since 1976. The marikana massacre of 10 august 2012 and the subsequent killing of 34 workers by police made headlines in the international media.
The marikana massacre refers to the events of 11 to 16 august 2012 at the lonmin mine at marikana where 44 people lost their lives, more than 70 were injured, approximately 250 people were arrested and millions of rands of property damaged. Marikana massacre reports ukzn centre for civil society. This analysis aims to expose or make visible the scopic regimes at work when interpreting the event. What marikana media coverage told us iol breaking news. This timeline chronicles the events that unfolded prior and post the 16 august marikana shooting and the subsequent aftermath.
The platinum miners strike, the massacre, and the struggle for equivalence volume 83 daniel magaziner, sean jacobs. Pdf on oct 4, 2018, chitja twala and others published the marikana massacre. Three gamechangers that caused the marikana massacre. 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 spray of bullets on striking workers. On the day of the killing about 3,000 striking miners were gathered on and just below the mountain actually a small hill. A report from south africa the marikana massacre an event that changed nation a bbc documentary on the massacre in marikana by police on striking mine workers, but takes a broader look on other issues as well. From those first live visuals of protesting mineworkers on. Muthunjwa said the marikana incident, however, happened under the constitutional democracy.
Marikana massacre no different to sharpeville massacre. Marikana massacre reports centre for civil society. Images of marikana, august 16, 20 by greg nicolson 16 august 20 on august 16, thousands of people returned to the infamous koppies in marikana for. University of johannesburg, johannesburg, south africa equating a turning point with what william sewell terms an event, it is argued that marikana is a turning point in south african history. The massacre at marikana has sent ripples of death through the families of the men that died that day. The massacre of thirtyfour striking platinum miners on the 16 august 2012 near the village of marikana in south africa revealed the collusion of the state, mining. It provides a classic example of how seemingly ordinary workers developed a critique of the hegemonic discourse of their employers. No evidence strickers fired on police at scene 2 iss, canny maphanga, news24 15 august 2018.
Pdf this article reflects on marikana five years after the massacre and after the state convened farlam commission. South african police opening fire with live ammunition, killing 34 striking black miners demanding a living wage from an. Facts not straight always, but thats from liberal bias. The document argues that the marikana commission report is a fair and balanced.
South african journalism and the marikana massacre. Johannesburg it was like a scene from the darkest days of apartheid. The document argues that the term massacre is an appropriate term for describing the killings by the police of 34 strikers on the 16th of august paragraph 10. Marikana massacre no different to sharpeville massacre amcu. The police killed 34 mineworkers, and left 78 seriously injured. Thirtyfour workers were gunned down and many more injured in a brutal assault by the south african police sap.
I was expecting naidoo to speak of postcolonial violence and the cynicism of the nationalist bourgeoisie, but instead he quotes. Click download or read online button to get circumventing another marikana massacre book now. As questions are asked about the mass killing at marikana, what can be revealed from studying the news footage. This paper concludes by arguing that despite the continuing public outrage, neither lonmin nor the dmr have substantially redressed these systematic failures and, as a result, direct community. What we found is even more shocking than the story presented in the media, even here in south africa. On a blistering hot afternoon in marikana just a few weeks after the brutal massacre of 16 august 2012, 10,000 striking workers carrying knobkerries and tall whips waited patiently in the sun. The marikana massacre and the ancs role pluto press. Circumventing another marikana massacre download ebook. The marikana massacre is one of two of south africas most gruesome cases of its police using lethal force on civilians. Highlights of this document some of the highlights of this document include that. Other underground workers also perform heavy manual work, interviews. With the marikana massacre, we saw dominative racists approving, in social media hate commentary, of the killing of black.
The moments that lead to a massacre the deaths of two police officers and two security guards in the days before the marikana massacre may have pushed tensions beyond the. The sabpp analysis serves as a guide for hr managers and line managers, as well as employment relations academics and students. An exclusive documentary that attempts to shed light on the tragedy known as the marikana massacre. The marikana massacre, however, has tested this resolve. The spirit of marikana is a detailed ethnography story of the micropolitics of resistance that began prior to the massacre at marikana and culminated in 2014 in the longest strike in south african mining history. Marikana the president of the association of mineworkers and construction union amcu joseph mathunjwa says the 2012 marikana massacre is no different to the 1960 sharpeville massacre. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana. In these strikes, miners managed to secure higher pay outside of the established collective bargaining system.
The events at lonmin mine in marikana in the north west province were a tragic stain on the history of post apartheid south africa. The marikana massacre refers to the events of 11 to 16 august. Images of marikana, august 16, 20 by greg nicolson 16 august 20 on august 16, thousands of people returned to the infamous koppies in marikana for the commemoration marking one year since. The marikana massacre, the rule of law and south africas violent democracy article pdf available in hague journal on the rule of law 72 november 2015 with 998 reads how we measure reads. Seven years since the bloodbath of atleast 34 mineworkers, some workers are hopeful that their fight for better wages from then lonmin now sibanye stillwater has finally paid off. The inquiry into the shooting at lonmin platinum mine in marikana on monday. Three gamechangers led to the deaths of 34 striking miners at the hands of police on august 16 2012, the farlam commission of inquiry into the marikana disaster has heard. Pdf the marikana massacre, the rule of law and south. Marikana, turning point in south african history by peter alexander. Writing in the mail and guardian jay naidoo, the former leader of cosatu, begins, when i think of marikana, i am reminded of fanon. Global labour journal volume 4 6 issue 2 may 20 6420 marikana massacre and strike violence post apartheid crispen chinguno university of the. Marikana south africa department of mineral resources south african police service lonmin.
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