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Luke Sinwell and Siphiwe Mbatha On 16 August 2013, exactly one year after the Marikana Massacre, 20,000 workers peacefully commemorated that fateful day. Church leaders, political parties, progressives and the workers themselves addressed the crowd – including...
February 14, 2013 Hurrah for the University of Johannesburg Trots! They have launched the first ultra-left political party since the 1994 elections! Isn't this what the Creator has been calling for all along? Well, yes and no. It hasn't been launched or even...
Whether the aftermath of Marikana will spell the downright end of the National Union of Mineworkers, the resentment against the traditional structures of bargaining and the union leadership is palpable in the platinum belt, sometimes bordering on murderous anger. The...
The headlines scream 'Marikana Massacre'; 'Killing Fields of Rustenburg'. Radio and TV Talk shows and social media all display the anger and expose the psyche of a nation badly wounded. The bloodiest security operation since the end of apartheid has left us shocked...
The negotiations between Malema and the police on Saturday came after complaints from Lonmin workers and residents that they felt uncomfortable engaging with Malema with the police the Around three police nyalas were parked in the area. Police heeded Malema's call...