‘There will be no justice for the miners of Marikana’: worrying signs inquiry will end prematurely
Changes to the commission’s remit could let key actors off the hook.
The Massacre in Marikana
An examination of the massacre of miners at one of South Africa’s biggest mines.
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Shareholders question Lonmin over Marikana massacre
Seventeen months after the Marikana massacre, shareholders continue to ask questions.
UNISON pledges to challenge Lonmin about Marikana massacre
British trade union plans to use its shareholding to question company on its role.
The Bureau looks at Lonmin Plc’s role in events surrounding the Marikana massacre.
Key findings:
* Lonmin officials and police planned to break the strike decisively after first discussing the ‘political connotations’
* Lonmin’s 500-strong private security personnel supplied CCTV surveillance, helicopters, jail cells and ambulances to the police operation
* Lonmin security were armed with live ammunition and deployed around the site on the day of the massacre
* Top Lonmin executives lobbying politicians and police chiefs to increase police presence at the mine
* The London listed company was facing intense financial pressures in the months leading up to the massacre
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“It all starts adding up to a very poisonous picture which undermines the very fabric of South African democracy. If true, this is an outrageous collusion that adds up to a huge injustice”- Rehad Desai