Marikana Six Years Later: The public demands justice for victims
by: Terry Simelane-Mathabathe - 17 August 2018
We spoke to protesters at the Marikana Commemorative Vigil at the Nelson Mandela Bridge 16 August 2018 marks the 6 year anniversary of the Marikana tragedy where police shot and killed 34 miners. To mark and commemorate the day, protesters gathered on the Nelson Mandela bridge, in the Johannesburg CBD. Six years later, no arrests...
Read moreMarikana story set to air SABC
by: admin - 23 July 2018
After a four-year battle to get the documentary“Miners Shot Down” flighted on SABC, Amandla.mobi have finally won the fight. The SABC have finally agreed to flight the film which documents the final days of the AMCU strike which led to the death of 44 unarmed miners, shot and killed by police. In the documentary...
Read moreTwo years later, Marikana still cries
by: Tshepang Tlhapane - 16 August 2014
“Our children still play in dusty roads, we do not have water and electricity,” laments Primrose Sonti, chairperson of community organization Women of Marikana, at the #SikhalaSonke activism event the organisation held in Marikana on Tuesday. Two years since the Marikana massacre, the people of Marikana are still fighting for better living conditions. The same cause...
Read moreLive from Live- Thabang Molefe
by: Mpho - 29 August 2012
I had an awesome week at Live because the workshop phase was over, and the atmosphere was more relaxed. Starting off the week, we had a meeting with the whole team, and during this meeting an open discussion started about the recent Marikana massacre. For me, it was amazing to see how these young people...
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