This is a campaign to ensure justice for the people of Marikana. [42] To support this argument she presented aerial photography of the events which she claimed demonstrated that the strikers had advanced towards the police force before the police had opened fire. [49], On 3 June, two more firearms were recovered in Tivoli Gardens, bringing the total number of guns recovered to 52. along with over 10,000 rounds of assorted ammunition. [54], In 2011, Coke pleaded guilty to racketeering and drug-related charges in a New York Federal court, and was sentenced to 23 years in prison on 8 June 2012. [27] And a third took place at the K4 shaft of Marikana mine, where workers attempting to enter the mine to work were assaulted and seriously injured, and one worker, Thapelo Eric Mabebe, was killed. [95] That afternoon, the security cluster of ministers in President Zuma's cabinet announced a clampdown on illegal labour protests, with Justice Minister Radebe declaring, "Our government will not tolerate these acts any further", and warning that anybody participating in illegal gatherings would be "dealt with very swiftly, without any further delay". He later recounted that there had been between 4,000 to 5,000 strikers on the koppie, many of them armed with traditional or homemade weapons, and many of them "rowdy and aggressive". [44], Ultimately all of these defensive systems were overcome during the joint JCF/JDF operation mounted in response to the attacks on police stations on 23 May. [57][58][59] On 27 May 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called for an impartial inquiry into the unrest. But Russia and China, among others, stood by President Maduro. [187] Evidence leaders for the commission included advocates Matthew Chaskalson, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, and Geoff Budlender; and the miners were represented by various lawyers, including George Bizos[40] and Dali Mpofu. Then we have to take responsibility for such irresponsibility.. Security forces broke through barbed-wire barricades and fought their way into the warren-like Tivoli Gardens neighbourhood well into 24 May. [27][194] The commission did not make individual findings about any of the 17 deaths at the second scene, writing that it was still not clear what exactly had happened in the "chaotic free for all" that had transpired there.[27]. "[37] To other journalists he said: We have tried over a number of days to negotiate with the leaders and with the gathering here at the mine, our objective is to get the people to surrender their weapons and to disperse peacefully. Get information on latest national and international events & more. There have been threats that those who have reported for duty would have their homes torched. But we are deeply troubled by the fact of all these dead victims. On 4 September, a wildcat strike immediately turned violent when about 60 striking miners at Gold One's Modder East mine, near Springs, Gauteng, attempted to block other employees from reporting to work; the mine's private security and SAPS forcibly dispersed them using tear gas and rubber bullets, and four miners were hospitalised. He also joked that "teargas is a waste of time" and ineffective against protesters, asking "Which strike has ever ended because of teargas?". Following the revelation that Prime Minister Golding had sanctioned the initiative for the Jamaica Labour Party to hire US lobbying firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, and his handling of the extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke, members and groups of civil society, church groups and political parties called for his resignation. ", "The murder fields of Marikana. Molotov cocktail "factories" as well as storage dumps for ammunition were created in various sections of the community to provide quick supply to the gunmen besieging Tivoli. [5][25] A second police station was also later burnt down. Some which were similar to devices used in Afghanistan by the Taliban and included bits of steel for maiming. Read about our approach to external linking. Read latest breaking news, updates, and headlines. [21] He accused the NUM of colluding with Lonmin management to orchestrate the massacre an accusation strongly denied by the NUM and said, "We have to send condolences to those families whose members were brutally murdered by a lack of co-operation from management. This prompted the opposition People's National Party to table a motion of no confidence. They said they will bring their children to die there. We cannot afford to have a police force that is slaughtering protesters in the new dispensation. [60] Amnesty International and Jamaica's third party have echoed these sentiments. 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[17] Sources also told the Guardian that attendees at the afternoon gathering collected cash to enlist a sangoma, a traditional healer, to protect them from violence. Makopane Thelejane, whose husband Thabiso died at the second scene[39], At around 1 p.m., Johannes Seoka, the Anglican Bishop of Pretoria and the Chairman of the South African Council of Churches, arrived at the koppie and spoke to the strikers' leaders, who asked him to have Lonmin management address the crowd at the koppie. However, it is President Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chvez who are the target of much of the current anger. We agree that it was not something to our liking and, as a representative of the government, I apologiseI am begging, I beg and I apologise, may you find forgiveness in your hearts. [6], An independent assessment team said there were "appalling conditions" to be seen in Tivoli Gardens as people were stuck in houses. [47], Advocate Ishmael Semenya, the lawyer for the police during official inquiry described the scale of the shooting when he stated on 6 November 2012 that "No more than 100 police officers discharged their firearms on 16 August. The 2010 Kingston unrest, dubbed locally the Tivoli Incursion, was an armed conflict between Jamaica's military and police forces in the country's capital Kingston, and the Shower Posse drug cartel. Nicols Maduro was first elected in April 2013 after the death of his socialist mentor and predecessor in office, Hugo Chvez. The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they no longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages. [190], Although initially scheduled to run for four months,[185] the commission received several extensions and ultimately sat on 300 days, with seven days devoted to oral arguments. [27] Two warrant officers, Hendrick Monene and Sello Lepaaku, were killed, as were three mineworkers (on or near the scene): Phumzile Sokhanyile, Semi Jokanisi, and Thembelakhe Mati. Jun 16 [3][39] Three members of the security forces (2 JCF and 1 JDF) were reported dead. Find the latest business news on Wall Street, jobs and the economy, the housing market, personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News According to Colonel Rocky Meade the level of defensive work was becoming of a very well organised militia. appreciated. [134], South African news media showed graphic footage and photos of the shootings, under headlines including "Killing Field", "Mine Slaughter", and "Bloodbath". The loss of lives of the strikers, the members of the police, security personnel of Lonmin and employees of Lonmin is to be deeply regretted. [27] It is generally accepted that a small group of some 100 to 200 strikers had marched from the koppie towards the K3 shaft, where they had heard that some employees were still at work. The security forces have so far remained loyal to Mr Maduro, who has rewarded them with frequent pay rises and put high-ranking military men in control of key posts and industries. [171] The following month, on 1 October, another wildcat strike broke out at Cooke 4 shaft in Gold One's newest acquisition, the Ezulwini gold and uranium mine. Marinovich concludes that "It is becoming clear to this reporter that heavily armed police hunted down and killed the miners in cold blood. [42], By 28 May a total of 22 illegal firearms and 8,550 rounds of ammunition had been seized from the area of operations. [7] Simultaneously, Amcu's support had shot up to roughly 20 per cent of Lonmin workers. [11], In a sitting of Parliament on 16 March 2010, Opposition member Dr. Peter Phillips made reference to an alleged contractual arrangement between the Government and a United States law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to lobby the US Government on a treaty dispute[12] between the two countries that had arisen as a result of the Jamaican Government refusing to sign the extradition request for Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, who was wanted in the US on charges relating to narcotics, arms and ammunition trafficking. Recon operations by JDF helicopters showed well-organised roadblocks made of sandbags, each with three to four men armed with AK-47s and Molotov cocktails. [51], Two days after Coke's capture, the security forces found more guns and ammunition in Tivoli Gardens, bringing the total number of guns recovered to 88 with over 14,000 rounds of ammunition also recovered. [27] However, she also said, "I do not want a situation where 20 people are dead. [4] He was described by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a "known criminal affiliate" of Coke; Golding retorted that this was "extremely offensive". Iranian authorities said Wednesday that three people, including a member of the security forces, have been killed in the unrest, which has stretched into a fifth day. [153] Amplats said that one of the men was a mine employee on his way to work. [6] Although the U.S. government considered Golding one of Coke's associates, it said it supported the Jamaican government's attempt to capture Coke. The Sowetan issued a front-page editorial, questioning what changed in South Africa since the fall of apartheid in the early 1990s, saying that Marikana reflected that apartheid brutalities against black workers were "continuing in a different guise now". The fraction of countries experiencing large spikes in this index, which typically reflect major unrest events, rose to around 3 percent in February. [26], Referring to the persons who died during the firefight, Commission Ellington said that some of the men who died in the firefight were dressed like females at the time they were killed, emphasised that the police had not interred any bodies, and said the badly decomposed corpses which were slated to be buried in the May Pen cemetery had been removed to a facility with the capability to store them until they were properly identified. [83] This decreased to 13 per cent on Monday 27 August, even though the week of national mourning had by then ended. Al Jazeera reported that the strikers had been forced by police in armoured vehicles with water cannons into an area surrounded by razor wire at which point the shooting began. [78], On 19 August, Lonmin issued a "final ultimatum", ordering its employees to return to work the following day a Monday or face dismissal. Despite his broad international support, Mr Guaid does not wield much power in practical terms. In the statement Commissioner Phiyega claims that the SAPS had on a number of occasions since the beginning of the week attempted to negotiate a peaceful end to the strike. [64] The families of the miners criticised the government's delay in producing a list of the dead, which left many uncertain whether missing members of their families were amongst those killed, wounded, or arrested on 16 August. He has presided over the killing of our people, and therefore he must step down. The Guardian implied that Mbembe appeared, in the video, to change his mind after taking a phone call;[17] while Mbembe himself testified that the strikers had charged the police,[27] though further video footage later emerged which appeared to contradict this. [167], A similar sequence of events unfolded at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu gold mine near Carletonville. If the commission investigates the lawfulness of police conduct, then we could have to call 100 witnesses."[48]. [175][11], Finally, a nationwide wildcat strike affected the operations of AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third-largest gold bullion producer. The sea of people, many of them men, roar as she chops off her ponytail and raises her fist in the air. We have to uncover the truth about what happened here. [111] The Amplats strike was frequently violent, with protests centred on the Nkaneng informal settlement. A soccer fan in Argentina died during an abandoned Liga Profesional game between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors on Thursday at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium in La Plata, Buenos Aires. Mr Maduro was re-elected to a second six-year term in May 2018 in highly controversial polls, which most opposition parties boycotted. [133] The director of the Institute for Democracy in Africa, Paul Graham, asked "Why did South African policemen use live ammunition and interfere with a crime scene?" [27] At about 5 p.m. on 14 August, the police negotiators were informed that a corpse had been found around the back of the koppie. "[116] He also said: A responsible president says to the police you must keep order, but please act with restraint. He also criticised the proposed commission of inquiry, finding it "very disappointing that those appointed to the commission of inquiry include cabinet ministers. This campaign is aimed at helping workers. We ran in the other direction, as it was impossible now to make it through the bullets We ran until we got to the meeting spot and watched the incidents at the koppie. Make sure to plan ahead: Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines before you travel.. Find out when you can get your booster and where to get a vaccine or booster. [80], The next day, Lonmin said that only about 27 per cent of workers had arrived for their shifts,[81] and announced that it would issue a 24-hour extension on the deadline to return to work. Come on and fight, and well fight back., Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman in police custody, human rights group says. Thomas also developed an installation commemorating the unrest entitled ''Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston'' at the Penn Museum [1]. The elaborate defence network included booby traps (such as LPG cylinders laced with explosives) and explosive devices. In his statement he outlined new measures including assigning some of his portfolio responsibilities to other government Ministers, and a renewed thrust to enact legislation for: the impeachment of parliamentary members, term limits for the office of Prime Minister and political party finance reform. [21], On 17 May 2010, in a televised address to the nation,[22] Golding apologised to the Jamaican people for his involvement in the Manatt affair. [42] Some of the striking miners and their family members also blamed NUM for starting the violence on 11 August when NUM representatives shot at strikers.[129][130]. [98] On Sunday 16 September, in response to the previous day's violence, hundreds of mineworkers from the Rustenberg area reportedly dominated by workers at Amplats mines[96] marched towards the Rustenberg police station, protesting the violence against strikers. During this period, as the strikers armed themselves and additional police forces were deployed to Marika, ten people were killed. Bearing arms against a lawful authority should provoke widespread outrage. [21], In the aftermath of the strike and massacre, observers turned their attention to broader conditions in the mine which could have contributed to the workers' grievances and to the volatile environment during the strike. In a recording of the conversation, Mbombo says that if the strikers did not surrender their arms the following day, "it is blood". The protests are striking for their scale, ferocity and rare feminist nature; the last demonstrations of this size were three years ago, after the government hiked gas prices in 2019. [86] On 5 September, as negotiations deadlocked and wildcat strikes spread to other mines across the country (see below), over 1,000 mineworkers held a demonstration at the Marikana mine, reiterating their wage demands amid a heavy police presence. Demonstrators gather around a burning barricade during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic's "morality police," in Tehran on September 19, 2022. [25] The following day was a public holiday Women's Day and another rock drillers' meeting was held at the Lonmin-owned football stadium which bordered the workers' accommodation in Wonderkop; attendees agreed to approach the Lonmin management directly, as NUM refused to represent them. 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