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’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
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...