Marikana: Voices from South Africa's Mining Massacre

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Marikana MARIKANA Voices from South Africa’s Mining Massacre Peter Alexander Luke Sinwell Thapelo Lekgowa Botsang Mmope and Bongani Xezwi ohio university press athens Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 www.ohioswallow.com All rights reserved Cover photograph: A view from the mountain. Photograph taken from the top of the mountain on 15 August 2012. The area with trees is the hillock. Nkaneng informal settlement lies beyond, on the right near the top of the photograph. The pylons carry electricity to Lonmin, but none of this goes to the settlement. The area between the hillock and Nkaneng is the killing field, where the first deaths occurred on 16 August. The following photographs are acknowledged and credited: Greg Marinovich: front cover and p33; Peter Alexander: pp17 and 41; Reuters/The Bigger Picture: p37, bottom photo, and p149; Amandla magazine: p37, top and middle photos; Thapelo Lekgowa: pp49, 59, 63, 141 and 145; Asanda Benya: p55; Joseph Mathunjwa: p137 First published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012 Revised edition 2013 10 Orange Street, Sunnyside, Auckland Park 2092 South Africa +2711 628 3200 www.jacana.co.za© Peter Alexander, Thapelo Lekgowa, Botsang Mmope, Luke Sinwell and Bongani Xezwi, 2012© Front cover photograph: Greg Marinovich© Maps: by John McCann To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). First published in North America in 2013 by Ohio University Press Printed in the United States of America Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper ƒ ™ 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 hardcover isbn: 978-0-8214-2077-5 paperback isbn: 978-0-8214-2071-3 e-isbn: 978-0-8214-4476-4 Cover design by Maggie Davey and Shawn Paikin Alexander, Peter, [date] author Marikana : voices from South Africa’s mining massacre / Peter Alexander, Thapelo Lekgowa, Botsang Mmope, Luke Sinwell, Bongani Xezwi. pages cm First published: Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana Media, 2012. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8214-2071-3 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8214-4476-4 (electronic) — ISBN 978-08214 -2077-5 (hc : alk. paper) 1. Strikes and lockouts—Miners—South Africa—Rustenburg. 2. Police shootings—South Africa— Rustenburg. 3. Miners—South Africa—Rustenburg—Interviews. I. Lekgowa, Thapelo, author. II. Mmope, Botsang, author. III. Sinwell, Luke, author. IV. Xezwi, Bongani, author. V. Title. HV6535.S63A44 2013 968.241068—dc23 2013020687 ...