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Gallery: Trade union federations march to Union Buildings

Inside the Cosatu and Saftu national shutdown

Molefi Ntsoele’s body is carried to its final resting place in the mountains of Lesotho. 2012

Gallery: Marikana remembers a tragedy

Images from the 10th Marikana Massacre commemoration

South African Minister of the Police Bheki Cele. (Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals

The killings made international headlines and were shocking even in South Africa, a society with one of the highest murder rates in the world

Phumzile Sokanyile’s washed overalls dry in the sun after his death at his home in Mdumazulu in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Hope faces off against power in Marikana trial

The family members of mineworkers killed during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have yet to see a police officer held to account, and police testimony thus far appears unclear

Sanders-style economic populism is not a wholly convincing message for many black voters in southern states. (Flickr)

What Bernie Sanders needs to learn from black voters in South Africa

Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth

Fighting for their rights: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa addressing mineworkers about the recent retrenchments at Sibanye. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Miners speak out against Sibanye

Not a year into buying Lonmin, Sibanye is accused of mistreating the mineworkers who were injured eight years ago during the Marikana massacre. But the platinum giant says it is…

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#RememberMarikana: The miners killed at Marikana on 13 and 16 August 2012

This list was compiled by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri).

State’s merry-go-round on Marikana compensation

Six months into negotiations with government, the Marikana victims are frustrated at lack of progress and feel that government tries to divide them.

The ‘great unwashed’ grow tired of the cycle of injustice

The Marikana inquiry shows how the state and capital collude to shaft society’s poorest.

Nipping it in the bud: Farms like this one in the Hex River Valley face an uncertain future.

Letters to the editor: June 26 to July 2 2015

Readers write in about climate change, capital export and Marikana.

President Jacob Zuma.

Presidency defends Zuma’s Marikana remarks

President Jacob Zuma’s comments about Marikana did not mean he condoned the shooting to death of 34 mineworkers, the presidency said.

Marikana will always stalk Ramaphosa

The politician remains vulnerable in the quest to hold those responsible to account.

Hot issue: Marikana miners have waited three years for the report on the massacre. Many believe the actions of Cyril Ramaphosa may have escalated the violence. Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Marikana will always stalk Cyril Ramaphosa

The politician remains vulnerable in the quest to hold those responsible to account.

Constitution the winner in EFF victory

A high court ruling highlights how Parliament’s presiding officers fail to act impartially.

Marikana massacre report handed to Zuma

The president will "prioritise" consideration of the report when he returns to SA – but rights groups want the findings to be made public quickly.

White crosses mark the location of the Marikana massacre.

Swaziland miners and police in ‘Marikana style’ face-off

Striking workers at a mine in Swaziland linked to the ANC fear that a strong police presence could lead to a second Marikana.

Lawyers for the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union submitted that Lonmin purposefully spread the “lie” that union rivalry had been the primary driver of the strike.

Amcu: We’re not the villains of the Marikana massacre

Lawyers for the union argued at the Farlam commission that it was a myth perpetuated by Lonmin that union rivalry was the main cause of the slaughter.

Platinum mining a guessing game for investors

As Anglo disposes of its Rustenberg mines, other companies are betting that the troubled metal will yield dividends further down the line.

Still seeking justice: Miners gather at the historic Marikana koppie on the second anniversary of the massacre.

‘Miners Shot Down’ an unequal representation of the bigger picture

Gillian Schutte takes a look at "Miners Shot Down", the first feature on the Marikana massacre, and asks where the missing links are.

‘Toxic’ Lonmin-police collusion blamed for Marikana massacre

Laying into security chief Dirk Botes, advocate Dali Mpofu said Lonmin’s collusion with the police led to many of the miners’ deaths.