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South Africa Mine Massacre: Miners Charged with Murdering Themselves
The decision late Thursday by South Africa‘s state prosecutors to use a notorious apartheid-era law to charge 270 striking miners with the murder of 34 of their...
More of the Same in South Africa as ANC Re-elects Zuma
In a normal democracy, a crushing victory at the polls by the incumbent generally means an overwhelming popular desire for more of the same. Tuesday's triumph by...
As South Africa Reels from Mine Shootings, Social Inequality Threatens to Undo the Post-Apartheid ‘Miracle’
A series of police massacres from the 1960s to the 1980s helped seal the fate of white minority rule in South Africa, so it’s hardly surprising that last week’s...
After South Africa’s Mine Massacre, Will the ANC’s Grip on Power Unravel?
Politics and labor organizing were always tightly intertwined in South Africa, ever since a series of militant strikes in the late 1980s helped make the country...
Pistorius And South Africa's Culture Of Violence
Four days before Oscar Pistorius shot her in the elbow, hip and head through the bathroom door at his home in Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp tweeted a message about...
Viewpoint: How the Fall of Oscar Pistorius Is a Tragic Opportunity for South African Unity
More than any other nation, South Africa articulates its dreams through sport. As the country teetered on the edge of civil war with the end of apartheid in...
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Massacre at the Mines 1 | SOUTH AFRICA It was a moment that seemed pulled from South Africa's dark past. On Aug. 16, responding to growing unrest, police...
South Africa’s Police Open Fire On Striking Miners: The Video
South African police opened fire on a crowd of striking miners Thursday, shooting dead up to 18 and leaving a field strewn with bodies in a massacre which...
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S African police head testifies at enquiry
South African police commissioner expected to provide evidence on the role of police at Marikana massacre last year. ...
The Lede Blog: Police Video of Shootings at South African Mine Raises Questions
Video recorded by South African police officers during the mass shooting at the Marikana mine has raised new questions about the official account. ...
