Police shot marikana miners unprovoked, video shows the. Marikana mine shootings revive bitter days of soweto and. What we found is even more shocking than the story presented in the media, even here in south africa. May 26, 2015 an official investigation into the marikana mine massacre will be released by the end of next month, south africas president, jacob zuma, has announced the shootings by police in august 2012. It includes a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of a representative coverage sample from the countrys mainstream newspapers. A memorial service has been held in south africa on wednesday to remember the victims of the marikana massacre five years ago, in which 34 miners who were on strike were shot and killed by police. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Sep 07, 2012 marikana mine shootings revive bitter days of soweto and sharpeville. On 16 august 2012 postapartheid south africa experienced what has been called the marikana massacre. South african judges holding an inquiry into the events were shown video and photographs of miners. The marikana commission of inquiry was set up to investigate the massacre of miners at marikana. Pdf marikana a view from the mountain and a case to answer.
Marikana massacre 16 august 2012 south african history online. Aug 17, 2012 the shooting at lonmins marikana mine exposes weaknesses at the heart of south african society fri 17 aug 2012 15. Marikana, lonmin, massacre, south africa, strike, violence, protest, unrest documentary on marikana massacre in 2012 during strike at lonmin mines. Find highquality marikana miners strike stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The marikana massacre refers to the events of 11 to 16 august 2012 at the lonmin mine at marikana where 44 people lost their lives, more than 70 were injured, approximately 250 people were arrested and millions of rands of property damaged. No evidence strickers fired on police at scene 2 iss, canny maphanga, news24 15 august 2018.
Below are some media articles and press releases on the marikana massacre. Mapping where the victims of the marikana massacre came from is a concise reflection of the migrant labour system in southern africa. Aug 17, 2012 the massacre at marikana august 17, 2012 in african national congress, alliance politics, cosatu, succession i comment on, and interpret, incidents like the shooting by police of at least 35 strikers at marikana yesterday. The marikana massacre, 4 which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force by south african security forces against civilians since 1976.
Documentary on marikana massacre in 2012 during strike at lonmin mines. The marikana massacre, the rule of law and south africas. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The footage from the small koppie, already seen before the marikana commission of inquiry and broadcast by ukbased channel 4 news on monday, shows police officers escorting miners as.
The massacre of 34 people by police in marikana, south africa last week shocked not only locals, but the world. Aug 17, 2012 published on aug 17, 2012 for more coverage, go to. And even as a government appointed commission of enquiry into the massacre, dubbed the marikana. The events at lonmin mine in marikana in the north west province were a tragic stain on the history of post apartheid south africa. Striking mine workers were gunned down by police at the lonmin platinum mine.
Police shoot strikers at south africas lonmin marikana mine. Nearly three years later, on the afternoon of june 25 2015, with no warning to the families of those killed, president jacob zuma announced that he would be releasing the report by retired judge ian farlams commission of inquiry into the deaths during the strike 44. The shooting at lonmins marikana mine exposes weaknesses at the heart of south african society fri 17 aug 2012 15. On august 16 2012 the south african police shot and killed 34 striking miners at the lonmin platinum mine in marikana. The massacre follows the deaths of ten people earlier in the week, including two policemen, during fighting between rival amcu and num unions.
The marikana action is a strike by the poor against the state. Marikana, south africa on 16 august 2012 the world watched. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana commission. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
Up next special assignment marikana, 12 july 2015 duration. Through the lens the morning of august 16, 20 part i duration. Nine police officers appear in court for the 2012 marikana. These events were preceded by a wage dispute between worker unions and the lonmin management.
The marikana massacre as it has dubbed by the media has prompted serious questions about the ancs ability under mr zuma to improve the lives of poor black south africans. The massacre recalled the kind of violence that was supposed to have disappeared with the end of apartheid in 1994. The marikana massacre 65 it was ironic that the anc, through the utterances by mthembu, pretended to only have known about the plight of the miners during the shooting at marikana. Marikana mine shootings revive bitter days of soweto and sharpeville. The first full account of the marikana massacre, 2012. An official investigation into the marikana mine massacre will be released by the end of next month, south africas president, jacob zuma, has announced the shootings by police in. It includes workers testimonies gathered immediately after the event, context, conclusions including culpability, maps, and names of. Nov 19, 2012 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. South african journalism and the marikana massacre. Another marikana possible, sibongile mashaba, the star 14 august 2018. The role that nongovernmental organizations ngos 1 might play in this context must be interrogated as to their.
Do nongovernmental organizations bring change or maintain. Pdf marikana, turning point in south african history. This article examines the context in which the massacre occurred, the manner in which it was policed, and draws conclusions. As questions are asked about the mass killing at marikana, what can be revealed from studying the news footage.
The marikana massacre and the contradictions of south. The marikana action is a strike by the poor against the. On monday, two north west crime scene experts led retired judge ian farlam and his team. Miners shot down marikana massacre full documentary 2014. The consequences of the marikana massacre one year later. The incident took place on the 25year anniversary of a nationwide south african miners strike. This analysis aims to expose or make visible the scopic regimes at work when interpreting the event. Marikana is the companys biggest south african mine. Published on aug 17, 2012 for more coverage, go to. Mar 15, 2018 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
South africa remembers marikana miners killed by police. Historical background this article is aimed at explaining and interpreting the events, causes, and the aftermath of the marikana massacre which happened on 16 august 2012 in south africa. The marikana massacre, which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force. Media and academic reports confirmed that most of the 34 miners were shot in the back while fleeing from the police, suggesting premeditated action. Aug 16, 2012 the marikana commission of inquiry was set up to investigate the massacre of miners at marikana. In 2012 a strike at the marikana mine in south africa. Miners shot down is a powerful but politically flawed documentary about the marikana massacre in august 2012 in which 34 platinum miners were shot dead and 78.
The complicated legacy of the marikana massacre 20190816. Dec 20, 20 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. We remember the marikana massacre 2012 20 consciousness. The shootings have been described as a massacre in the south african media and have been compared to the sharpeville massacre in 1960.
The conflict has many dimensions but the chief factors that led to it are being analysed in a very thorough way by the media, numerous political entities and ngos. This article examines the early press coverage of the police massacre of striking mineworkers in marikana, south africa, on the 16th of august 2012. But thats not where, or how the violence started, and it wasnt rivalry between unions, either. Marikana massacre 16 august 2012 south african history. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana. A large number of others men were also injured by saps gunfire on that afternoon. An exclusive documentary that attempts to shed light on the tragedy known as the marikana massacre. A historical overview of the labour unrest in the mining sector in south africa.
The majority of the miners who died in marikana came from the eastern cape, which, because of spatial and economic marginalisation through colonialism and the creation of bantu homelands during apartheid, has, historically, been a source of cheap black labour. Four days ago, the world pointed the first anniversary of the police massacre that killed 34 platinum miners in the northern town of marikana, south africa. The attack reminded many people of the massacres inflicted by white supremacist forces during the apartheid era, except this time it was black people who. Jan 29, 20 the footage from the small koppie, already seen before the marikana commission of inquiry and broadcast by ukbased channel 4 news on monday, shows police officers escorting miners as they crawl. Farlam inquiry concludes marikana hills inspection 01 oct 2012 18. A standoff between hundreds of striking rockdrill operators rdos gathered on a hilltop wielding pangas and sticks at londonlisted lonmins marikana mine in the northwest province of south africa ended when police began firing on a surging crowds leaving 34 dead. Jun 18, 20 with the cleansing ceremony for the marikana massacre taking place today, i couldnt help but think about similarities, if any, between the soweto uprisings of 1976, and the marikana miners strike of 2012. The circumstances surrounding the marikana massacre of august 2012 and subsequent platinum belt labour action are seen to be embedded in social structures of the time and part of deeper frictions and fractures of social transformation alexander, 20. Within 15 months of the massacre, executives from britishowned lonmin, which counts the church of england commissioners and several uk borough councils among its shareholders, have not yet been called to appear before the official commission of inquiry into the massacre. The commissions first seating was on 1 october 2012, its final sitting was on 14 november 2014, and its report was submitted by president zuma on 31 march 2015. Marikana miners strike stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
On 16 august 2012, the marikana massacre ruptured the south. The massacre of 34 mineworkers at marikana by the south african police on 16 august 2012, preceded by violence and murder at the lonmin mine, shook south african society to the core and seriously. The coverage of the marikana massacre seems to start with the mass killings of 16 august. The massacre at the lonmin platinum mine in marikana on august 16, 2012, was a watershed moment in south african history. On 16 august 2102, 34 striking miners were killed by the south african police service at a platinum mine in marikana in the northwest of south africa. The disaster happened last year, on august 16, and also wounded over 75 people. With the cleansing ceremony for the marikana massacre taking place today, i couldnt help but think about similarities, if any, between the soweto uprisings of 1976, and the marikana miners strike of 2012 first of all, the soweto uprising on june 16, 1976, was a movement of school children protesting against the use of afrikaans as a medium in school and the fact that this was. The complicated legacy of the marikana massacre msn. Cops who authorised marikana killing should be prosecuted by new npa head, sakhile ndlozi, pretoria news 15 august 2018. Thirtyfour workers were gunned down and many more injured in a brutal assault by the south african police sap. The marikana massacre, which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force by south african security forces against civilians since 1976. Although one would agree on the opening of an investigation into the marikana question, but an investigation is also.
Channel 4 news shows police footage which appears to undermine claims officers were acting in selfdefence over the shootings. In august 2012, mineworkers in one of south africas biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. From those first live visuals of protesting mineworkers on. Rock drill operators from the lonmin platinum mine were protesting against low wages and like in kiev, the state responded with massive violence, resulting in the death of their own people. The massacre at marikana august 17, 2012 in african national congress, alliance politics, cosatu, succession i comment on, and interpret, incidents like the shooting by police of at least 35 strikers at marikana yesterday. Liberal comedian trevor noah is facing a twitter backlash for an old resurfaced joke about the 2012 marikana massacre, during which 47 people were shot and killed by. On 6 august 2012, south africa sa woke up to a massive tragedy where it was reported that police had gunned down 34 lonmin workers during a protest action at marikana. Oct 01, 2014 miners shot down is a powerful but politically flawed documentary about the marikana massacre in august 2012 in which 34 platinum miners were shot dead and 78 wounded by south african police. The marikana massacre ruptured the south african sociopolitical horizon in august 2012. This timeline chronicles the events that unfolded prior and post the 16 august marikana shooting and the subsequent aftermath. Marikana tragedy video download 3gp, mp4, hd mp4, and watch marikana tragedy video.
What is a different between lonmin marikana of 16 august 2012 when so called democratic police open fire on the crowd of black protesters killing more 30 people, to the 21 march 1960 sharpeville township massacre near johannesburg, when apartheid police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters, killing more than 50 people. Liberal comedian trevor noah is facing a twitter backlash for an old resurfaced joke about the 2012 marikana massacre, during which 47 people were shot and killed by police in south africa during a miners strike. The marikana massacre and the contradictions of south africa. On the day of the killing about 3,000 striking miners were gathered on and just below the mountain actually a small hill.
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