One of the two leaders under threat in Amadiba is LMN’s friend Nonhle Mbuthuma. We helped support the struggle of the Amadiba Crisis Committee to protect the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape from destructive mineral sands mining by Australian company MRC, whose...
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...
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...
10 Years Since the Marikana Massacre: Still No Justice, Still No Peace Join the Marikana Solidarity Collective for a vigil outside the High Commission of South Africa to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the massacre of 34 striking workers by the police at...
Ahead of the tenth anniversary, Saleh Mamon recalls the events and examines what has happened since This article first appeared on the Labour Hub website. On 16th August 2012, heavily armed South African police officers cordoned hundreds of striking miners at a koppie...
