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On 16 August 2102, 34 striking miners were killed by the South African Police Service at a platinum mine in Marikana in the north-west of South Africa. The massacre recalled the kind of violence that was supposed to have disappeared with the end of apartheid in 1994. This article examines the context in which the massacre occurred, …
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After Marikana, little has changed for miners. For many miners who 3 years ago waged one of the bloodiest strikes in South Africa, struggles and frustration continue.
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30,000 coal miners go on strike in South Africa. More than 30,000 coal miners in South Africa have launched an indefinite strike after discussions over wages failed. ... Mining news and in-depth feature articles on the latest mining company deals and projects covering trends in mineral exploration with up to date data on the most mined …
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The contention around access to South Africa's mineral wealth led to an uprising in 1922, which began as a mining strike by mainly Afrikaner miners, and eventually was ended only by aerial bombing of parts of the gold reef around Johannesburg, where the striking miners were concentrated, very nearly precipitating a third 'Boer war'.
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Miners on strike for more than six weeks resume work as strikes continue at other mines. ... South African mine workers have gone back to work at the Lonmin platinum plant in Marikana, the scene ...
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The Rustenburg area where the platinum mines are concentrated is the site of one of South Africa's most horrific episodes. In 2012, police killed 34 miners in a mass shooting following a prolonged strike and days of violence at another platinum mine in nearby Marikana. Six mine workers, two police officers and two private security officers ...
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Police have prevented Julius Malema, the expelled youth leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), from addressing about 3,000 strikers at a stadium near the Marikana mine ...
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South Africa is the world's 13th biggest emitter of climate-warming gases and the biggest in Africa, according to the Global Carbon Atlas [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters] Published On 26 May 2022 26 ...
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Speaking outside the rally, he said: "It's important to come today to pay tribute to the miners, their families and the women against pit closures who fought so hard during 1984 and 1985.
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Al Jazeera takes a look at the legal ramifications for miners on strike at Marikana. Three thousand Rock Drill Operators have been on strike since August 10 [EPA] Published On 13 Sep 2012 13 Sep 2012
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Platinum production in South Africa has stopped, with up to 100,000 workers affected by a strike at three of the world's biggest mines. Workers at Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and ...
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South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers, the country's biggest miners' labor union, said gold industry workers would go on strike on Sunday after pay talks failed.
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The Strike: Five days that shook South Africa. Day One: Monday, 12 August. The strike began on Monday 12 August 1946, on the early morning shift. The strike call was ignored by many miners, and the union was unable to oversee the strike, especially after many organisers were arrested on the second day of the strike.
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Striking miners at South Africa's second largest gold producer, Sibanye-Stillwater, say they are extending their strike until they get a pay rise. Thousands of workers have been demanding a 63 US ...
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The shooting of 34 striking miners last month by police was a shocking reminder of South Africa's apartheid past and it has brought to the forefront the anger many people feel over the country ...
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Sebokeng, South Africa ... The platinum miners' strike at Marikana 18 months ago ended with the killing of 34 workers, captured by media for all the world to see. But rather than being ...
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Oct. 25, 2023 10:03 AM PT. SPRINGS, South Africa —. Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground as part of a union dispute were leaving a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, the ...
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Workers of South Africa's freight and rail operator Transnet commenced an industrial action on Thursday as a wage dispute between the company and two major unions seems set to paralyse services ...
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South Africa is set to receive $8.5bn (£6.2bn) to help end its reliance on coal in a deal announced at the COP26 climate summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it a "watershed moment".
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South African miners strike for higher wages, 1946. Goals. Increase wages to 10 shillings a day. Time period. 12 August, 1946 to 16 August, 1946. Country. ... that a special committee was formed to "deal with" the strike, and that thousands of police were being mobilized and drafted to the area.
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Striking workers at Lonmin's South African platinum mines where 44 died last month in a labour strife say they will not return to work until their demand for more pay is met, the leader of a key ...
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The South African miners' strike ended with a deal set for a newly drafted three-year contract. Instead of only the mining employees receiving this deal, employers are also offering the new contract to all company employees seeking a wage increase, regardless of their union status. ... The South African miners' strike effectively shows ...
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Miners at a South African platinum operation where 34 co-workers were killed in a clash with police will end their strike after a wage agreement was reached, officials said Tuesday.
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Coal miners strike deal in South Africa Companies offer five per cent deal in a bid to thwart spread of wildcat mines into the coal sector. Published On 7 Nov 2012 …
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South African miners strike deal with Lonmin bosses. Striking platinum mine workers have reached a deal with Lonmin's management that includes a 22% pay rise and a single payment of $250 …
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Some 80,000 gold miners in South Africa, one of the world's biggest producers of the precious metal, have gone on strike, but have significantly reduced their demand for higher pay.
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Thousands of angry residents in the South African city of Krugersdorp attacked a group of illegal miners with machetes, golf clubs and hammers after a gang rape last week shocked the nation.
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Lawyers in South Africa are threatening court action against President Jacob Zuma unless he orders the release of 270 miners facing murder charges after police shot dead 34 of their colleagues at ...
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