Ja, ist leider so. Die ökonomische Situation ist heute sogar schlimmer als zur Zeit der Apartheid. Das blutige Niederschießen der Streikenden in Marikana vor mehr als zehn Jahren war ein trauriges Beispiel dafür.
October 17, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Ja, ist leider so. Die ökonomische Situation ist heute sogar schlimmer als zur Zeit der Apartheid. Das blutige Niederschießen der Streikenden in Marikana vor mehr als zehn Jahren war ein trauriges Beispiel dafür.
On the bsky.app/profile/gsph... educational trip, the delegation visited Marikana in South Africa's platinum belt to see where critical minerals come from and hear from communities who live in mining areas. Supply chains cannot be sustainable without grassroots inputs.
October 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
On the bsky.app/profile/gsph... educational trip, the delegation visited Marikana in South Africa's platinum belt to see where critical minerals come from and hear from communities who live in mining areas. Supply chains cannot be sustainable without grassroots inputs.
I was like that's definitely a ore stock pile in the back of the photo before releasing this is actually from South Africa, Marikana. Mines here gets away with a lot.
#OtD 5 Oct 2012 12,000 striking workers were fired by Anglo American Platinum in South Africa. The company justified this by citing the failure of workers to attend disciplinary hearings and the loss of 700 million rand ($82.3 million) in revenue stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1261...
October 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I was like that's definitely a ore stock pile in the back of the photo before releasing this is actually from South Africa, Marikana. Mines here gets away with a lot.
2012. jfc why don't things ever change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPw...
The Marikana Massacre: South Africa's Deadly Strike
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October 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
2012. jfc why don't things ever change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPw...
Not much written about the history of platinum mining unfortunately, especially before 2011 (lots written about Marikana and the other strikes). There's a bit on property and mining rights:
www.jstor.org/stable/23145...
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www.jstor.org/stable/48814...
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October 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Not much written about the history of platinum mining unfortunately, especially before 2011 (lots written about Marikana and the other strikes). There's a bit on property and mining rights:
www.jstor.org/stable/23145...
www.jstor.org/stable/48814...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.jstor.org/stable/23145...
www.jstor.org/stable/48814...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
6/6
Poetry that seems new at the time of selection starts to date immediately; poems about memorable events – the Marikana massacre in 2012 or the death of Mandela – may be too feeble to carry their own symbolic weight. Some poets might even be writing to order, aiming for canonisation.
Poetry that seems new at the time of selection starts to date immediately; poems about memorable events – the Marikana massacre in 2012 or the death of Mandela – may be too feeble to carry their own symbolic weight. Some poets might even be writing to order, aiming for canonisation.
September 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
6/6
Poetry that seems new at the time of selection starts to date immediately; poems about memorable events – the Marikana massacre in 2012 or the death of Mandela – may be too feeble to carry their own symbolic weight. Some poets might even be writing to order, aiming for canonisation.
Poetry that seems new at the time of selection starts to date immediately; poems about memorable events – the Marikana massacre in 2012 or the death of Mandela – may be too feeble to carry their own symbolic weight. Some poets might even be writing to order, aiming for canonisation.
One of the darkest chapters in South Africa’s mining history.
Stories from mineworkers who survived the 2012 massacre about what happened.
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Stories from mineworkers who survived the 2012 massacre about what happened.
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September 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM
One of the darkest chapters in South Africa’s mining history.
Stories from mineworkers who survived the 2012 massacre about what happened.
link.amazon/B0dV8ePsx
Amazon Affiliate link.
#Marikana#SouthAfrica#Mining#HumanRights #AfricanHistory #Gold#Ad#Booksky #lifestorey#Politics #Corruption
Stories from mineworkers who survived the 2012 massacre about what happened.
link.amazon/B0dV8ePsx
Amazon Affiliate link.
#Marikana#SouthAfrica#Mining#HumanRights #AfricanHistory #Gold#Ad#Booksky #lifestorey#Politics #Corruption
Night time office
September 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Night time office
Office this morning. Actually not very far from where the Marikana koppies are where the miners where massacred.
September 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Office this morning. Actually not very far from where the Marikana koppies are where the miners where massacred.
Office for the morning. Somewhere near Marikana.
September 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Office for the morning. Somewhere near Marikana.
Agreed. Our previous offices (up until 1 Sept) were at Melrose Arch in the next building over from Lonmin. The number of times that the precinct was locked down because of marches in the streets definitely points to a company that didn't improve worker relations after Marikana. Management far away.
September 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Agreed. Our previous offices (up until 1 Sept) were at Melrose Arch in the next building over from Lonmin. The number of times that the precinct was locked down because of marches in the streets definitely points to a company that didn't improve worker relations after Marikana. Management far away.
Hate doing background noise at Marikana. The way the mines are not managing the area and way the roads are crisscrossing makes google maps impossible too use. It straight up could not identify the main route to the mime this morning.
September 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Hate doing background noise at Marikana. The way the mines are not managing the area and way the roads are crisscrossing makes google maps impossible too use. It straight up could not identify the main route to the mime this morning.
SAPS — Authorities offer R50,000 for information leading to location of missing child #000 #SWYouTubeChannel #SAPS #News
Police Offer Reward for Missing 7-Year-Old Girl
A seven-year-old girl remains missing after going unaccounted for since February, prompting a reward from local police. Lathitha Mtolo was last seen by friends in the Marikana area of Kokstad on Febru… · Photo : rafael-castillo · CC BY · Flickr
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September 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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GroundUp counted 470 communal toilets in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town, last week. Only 45 were working. More than 4,000 families live in the settlement, according to community leaders.
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We checked 470 toilets in this Cape Town informal settlement. Only 45 were working
“Only those who are desperate still live here” says Marikana community leader
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September 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM
GroundUp counted 470 communal toilets in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town, last week. Only 45 were working. More than 4,000 families live in the settlement, according to community leaders.
Read groundup.org.za/article/we-c... by Sandiso Phaliso
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🔴 Since 1994, South Africa has built more than three million subsidised homes. Marikana is still an informal settlement, and at least two million households remain on the waiting list. The cheaper answer: service the land and leave residents to build. “Temporary” was the lie for…
September 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🔴 Since 1994, South Africa has built more than three million subsidised homes. Marikana is still an informal settlement, and at least two million households remain on the waiting list. The cheaper answer: service the land and leave residents to build. “Temporary” was the lie for…
Memory of Marikana remains painful: Archbishop Makgoba
This article frames the response to the Marikana tragedy primarily as a moral and philosophical pursuit of justice rather than addressing the structural economic and policing failures that directly caused the conflict. While emphasizing 'ho…
This article frames the response to the Marikana tragedy primarily as a moral and philosophical pursuit of justice rather than addressing the structural economic and policing failures that directly caused the conflict. While emphasizing 'ho…
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August 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Memory of Marikana remains painful: Archbishop Makgoba
This article frames the response to the Marikana tragedy primarily as a moral and philosophical pursuit of justice rather than addressing the structural economic and policing failures that directly caused the conflict. While emphasizing 'ho…
This article frames the response to the Marikana tragedy primarily as a moral and philosophical pursuit of justice rather than addressing the structural economic and policing failures that directly caused the conflict. While emphasizing 'ho…
#Newsroom: Fourteen years after Marikana, what concrete steps would justice require—accountability, reparations, policing reform, or all three? Interested to hear how others assess progress and gaps.
August 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
#Newsroom: Fourteen years after Marikana, what concrete steps would justice require—accountability, reparations, policing reform, or all three? Interested to hear how others assess progress and gaps.
*Ahem*: it’s Afrikaner. Afrikaans is the language. And Marikana was 18 years after end of apartheid, under an ANC government. But yes; IZrael involved for decades in apartheid SA. Right down to joint testing of a nuke in the Southern Ocean, if you believe some folk.
August 17, 2026 at 6:38 AM
*Ahem*: it’s Afrikaner. Afrikaans is the language. And Marikana was 18 years after end of apartheid, under an ANC government. But yes; IZrael involved for decades in apartheid SA. Right down to joint testing of a nuke in the Southern Ocean, if you believe some folk.
Tomorrow
August 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Tomorrow
#OtD 16 Aug 2012 police in Marikana, South Africa massacred 34 miners who were engaging in a wildcat strike for a pay increase. More information, further reading, and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8767...
August 16, 2026 at 10:25 AM
#OtD 16 Aug 2012 police in Marikana, South Africa massacred 34 miners who were engaging in a wildcat strike for a pay increase. More information, further reading, and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8767...
16-08-2012 SOUTH AFRICA: South African police fire upon and kill 34 miners at Marikana. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikan...
Marikana massacre - Wikipedia
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August 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
16-08-2012 SOUTH AFRICA: South African police fire upon and kill 34 miners at Marikana. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikan...
Today in #LaborHistory 8/16/2012: South African #police fatally shot 34 miners; wounded 78 in Marikana #massacre, during 6-week #wildcat #strike at Lonmin platinum mine. It was the most lethal attack by South African security forces against #civilians since 1976 #Soweto #uprising. #apartheid #racism
August 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 8/16/2012: South African #police fatally shot 34 miners; wounded 78 in Marikana #massacre, during 6-week #wildcat #strike at Lonmin platinum mine. It was the most lethal attack by South African security forces against #civilians since 1976 #Soweto #uprising. #apartheid #racism
Marikana massacre: Families still await accountability: More than a decade after the Marikana Massacre, the families of the 34 mineworkers killed by South African police on August 16, 2012, are still fighting for justice. The massacre, which occurred during a wildcat… https://ranked.news/1254490?u=b
August 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Marikana massacre: Families still await accountability: More than a decade after the Marikana Massacre, the families of the 34 mineworkers killed by South African police on August 16, 2012, are still fighting for justice. The massacre, which occurred during a wildcat… https://ranked.news/1254490?u=b