2014-08-15· After the massacre: life in South Africa's platinum mining belt Two years ago, 34 striking miners in South Africa were shot dead by security forces. .
2 days ago· Bizos remained active in human rights work in South Africa well into his 80s with the Legal Resources Center. In 2014, he questioned witnesses during an inquiry into the shooting deaths of .
The company is developing the $269 million ($US185 million) Sanbrado gold mine in south-central Burkina Faso, which is close to military installations in an area considered more stable. Sanbrado is expected to produce first gold in mid-2020 and employ close to 400 workers.
The shooting recalled images of white police firing at anti-apartheid protesters in the 1960s and 1970s, but in this case it was mostly black police firing at black mine workers.
2019-11-07· Thirty-seven workers were killed and more than 60 others wounded when gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting employees of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso.
2 days ago· Bizos remained active in human rights work in South Africa well into his 80s with the Legal Resources Center. In 2014, he questioned witnesses during an inquiry into the shooting deaths of .
South Africa mine shooting leaves 34 dead . The shooting sparks a national crisis and leaves people wondering about rising levels of violent protest and police brutality . Read More; SA gold miners face repeat of brutal 2014 . The union that led 2014''s bitter five-month strike in South Africa''s platinum belt has brought the same demands – doubling of wages – to the gold .
2012-08-21· JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is just beginning to come to grips with the consequences of a deadly clash between police and striking workers at .
The shooting recalled images of white police firing at anti-apartheid protesters in the 1960s and 1970s, but in this case it was mostly black police firing at black mine workers.
2012-08-17· South Africa is home to four-fifths of the world's known platinum reserves but has been hit by union militancy and a sharp drop in the price of the precious metal this year. At least three people...
"The mine management and the responsible security company should have sought the assistance of the South African Police on suspicion of crime being committed in their mine, rather than shooting at ...
The South African government says police killed more than 30 people during a demonstration by striking workers near a platinum mine. Police say it was self defence when they opened fire on men carrying machetes and sticks. Union leaders accuse the police of a massacre. Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Rustenburg.
2019-11-07· Thirty-seven people have been killed and more than 60 wounded in an attack on a convoy carrying employees of an Australian mining company in eastern Burkina Faso.
The company is developing the $269 million ($US185 million) Sanbrado gold mine in south-central Burkina Faso, which is close to military installations in an area considered more stable. Sanbrado is expected to produce first gold in mid-2020 and employ close to 400 workers.
Security guards have wounded four striking gold miners with rubber bullets near the South African city of Johannesburg, police say.
Cecil Rhodes founded Gold Fields of South Africa (GFSA) in 1887. Rand Mines (now Randgold), Johannesburg Consolidated Investments, General Mining and Union Corporation were quickly in place, all backed by men who had started in diamonds. Only Sir Ernest Oppenheimer's Anglo American was formed rather later, in 1917, while AngloVaal was founded in 1933. These seven houses provided the ...
South Africa to Probe Mine Shooting Government Will Name Task Force After Police Open Fire on Striking Workers at Platinum Producer . By Devon Maylie. Updated Aug. 19, 2012 2:33 pm ET JOHANNESBURG ...
Subscribe to our channel The South African government says police killed more than 30 people during a demonstration by striking wor...
Thousands of demonstrating miners in South Africa have cheered a speech made by Julius Malema, the former leader of the ANC's youth wing, in which he denounced the police for shooting protesters on...
2 days ago· Bizos remained active in human rights work in South Africa well into his 80s with the Legal Resources Center. In 2014, he questioned witnesses during an inquiry into the shooting deaths of .
Police open fire on S Africa miners Jump to media player Police in South Africa have opened fire during clashes with striking workers at the Marikana platinum mine.
"The mine management and the responsible security company should have sought the assistance of the South African Police on suspicion of crime being committed in their mine, rather than shooting at ...
Zuma 'saddened' by mine shooting Jump to media player President Jacob Zuma has spoken of his alarm and deep sadness at the "tragic loss of life" at a platinum mine in the north-west of South Africa.
2019-11-07· Thirty-seven workers were killed and more than 60 others wounded when gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting employees of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso.