S. Africa: Marikana Witness Describes Rituals
The mystery Marikana witness known only as "Mr. X" described the rituals performed by traditional healers during a violent mineworkers' strike in August 2012 to the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.
Striking miners (file photo).
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South Africa:
Mystery Marikana Witness 'Mentally Exhausted'
SAPA, 3 July 2014
Police witness, only identified as "Mr X", asked the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on Thursday to give him a break. Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana Commission Given More Time
SAnews.gov.za, 30 June 2014
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has given the Marikana Commission of Inquiry more time to complete its work. On Monday, he announced the extension of the Commission's term from 31… Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana, Resolve & Resilience
SACSIS, 26 June 2014
The massacre on 16 August 2012, and the events that followed it, including the grinding strike that has just been concluded, have inscribed Marikana into our history. The name… Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana Commission - Mr X & Mr White
Daily Maverick, 26 June 2014
With just over a month to go in the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, two important testimonies have continued this week looking at very different causes of the violence. The… Read more »
InFocus
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Families of mineworkers killed during a violent strike at Lonmin's platinum mining operations at Marikana, near Rustenburg, North West in August 2012 saw the face of a mystery ... Read more »