South Africans rally to mark Marikana massacre 10th anniversary
Marikana – Thousands of people gathered in the South African town of Marikana on Tuesday to mark a decade... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Marikana massacre: South Africa needs to build a society that’s decent and doesn’t humiliate people
Dion Forster, Stellenbosch University On 16 August mine workers, activists and no doubt a few politicians will gather on... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
Marikana massacre: What happened on the day
Johannesburg – It starts with a tense standoff that will end up in slaughter. Hundreds of police officers watch... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
‘I was told I couldn’t see him, because he was too badly hurt’ – 10 years on, SA awaits justice for slain striking miners
Marikana – A decade after her 30-year-old brother was killed when South African police opened fire on miners striking... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Marikana tragedy: South Africa finalising claims as anniversary looms
Johannesburg – Outstanding claims of compensation from the massacre of 34 workers at a South African platinum mine a... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Madagascar massacre village deserted as first arrests made
Antananarivo – A village in Madagascar where a criminal gang killed dozens of people has been left deserted after... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
Amnesty urges probe into ‘horrific’ ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
Nairobi – Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Malians march for state protection after massacre
Bamako – Dozens of Malians demonstrated on Tuesday in the central town of Bankass to demand state protection after... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Over 130 Malian civilians ‘systematically’ killed by suspected jihadists
Bamako – Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Witnesses accuse rebels of killing hundreds in Ethiopia
Nairobi – Hundreds of people belonging to the Amhara ethnic group were killed by rebels in Ethiopia’s Oromia region... Read more
20 Jun, 2022
