Amnesty International has just released a new report, South Africa: Smoke and mirrors: Lonmin’s failure to address housing conditions at Marikana. The report deals with Lonmin’s failure to address the appalling housing conditions which helped fuel the dispute...
The Bench Marks Foundation in South Africa has published comments on various aspects of the Farlam Commission report on the Marikana Massacre. Bench Marks Executive Director John Capel highlights some of the weaknesses in the Farlam Commission’s mandate into...
The Farlam Inquiry’s recently released report into the Auust 2012 massacre of mine workers at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine in South Africa continues to attract strong criticism. The Marikana Support Campaign says that the inquiry panel was hostile to...
Source: Statement, Bloomberg (2015-05-01) German campaigners facilitated Bishop Jo Seoka, the Chair of South African NGO Bench Marks Foundation, to speak at the BASF annual general meeting on their links to Lonmin, and 2012’s tragic Marikana massacre. BASF...
As the Farlam Inquiry into the August 2012 Marikana Massacre hears final statements, commentators are analysing what went on and who is to blame. Here is a selection of recent coverage. South Africa: Advocates for striking miners massacred at Marikana in 2012 make...