Waiting for justice – 10 years after the Marikana massacre
Hybrid event on the situation at the platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa
Launch of the study “Waiting for justice. 10 years after the massacre in Marikana”
Thursday, November 24, 2022 | 3 – 5 p.m., Bread for the World Berlin
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Ten years ago, on 16 August 2012, South African security forces killed 34 striking workers at the Marikana platinum mine of the mining company Lonmin (now Sibanye-Stillwater), 78 workers were injured, some seriously. The massacre left a deep wound in the South African society ‒ with victims and relatives still waiting for justice.
A current study commissioned by Bread for the World, based on interviews with people from the affected communities, shows that the working and living conditions in Marikana, which were the reason for the strike 10 years ago, have hardly improved since then ‒ in some cases the situation has even worsened. Full article