The Marikana Massace – 11 Years Later

The Marikana Massace – 11 Years Later

16 August 2023 will mark the 11th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre, in which 34 striking mine workers were shot dead in South Africa. You can read more about the events surrounding the strike in this piece by Saleh Mamon, written on the 10th anniversary of the...
16 August – Eleventh Anniversary of the Marikana Massacre

16 August – Eleventh Anniversary of the Marikana Massacre

On 16 August 2012 the South African police shot dead 34 platinum miners on strike for a living wage from their employer Lonmin, a descendant of notorious UK company Lonrho, founded during Cecil Rhodes’ brutal white settler colonial occupation of southern Africa. Join...
Lonmin Wall of Shame

Lonmin Wall of Shame

Lonmin’s Wall of Shame the Marikana Massacre On August 16th 2012, 34 mineworkers on strike for a living wage were shot dead by the police in two massacres at Marikana platinum mine in South Africa, owned by a British mining company called Lonmin. Another 78...
New Education Resource: Marikana Lesson Materials

New Education Resource: Marikana Lesson Materials

On 16th August 2012, 34 workers on strike for a living wage were murdered by the police at a platinum mine owned by a British company called Lonmin. In this PowerPoint presentation, you will find resources for a two-lesson sequence about the Marikana Massacre. It is...