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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Marikana"”.
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The organisation of a land occupation : a case study of Marikana, Cape Town
… theory, I present and interpret evidence for how Marikana informal settlement in Cape Town took shape in August 2014. The land invasion emerged and succeeded not because of formal organisation (or indeed the tactics of an unknown collective actor - the "Third Force" hypothesis), but because of the …
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Exploring the political communication dynamics in South Africa’s platinum industry: the case of Marikana
… political and economic challenges evinced by Marikana and consequent events should be seen as the canary in the South African mine, the bedrock of the political economy. This MA thesis of political communication starts from three premises: one, the complex set of social, political and economic …
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The Magic, the Mountain and the Muti: towards an interpretation of Marikana as marronage
In the decade since the Marikana massacre, the many scholarly insights into the event tend towards abstracting these strikes into a universalist ‘working-class' discourse. This minor dissertation departs from this analysis, however, by paying attention to repertoires of resistance that connect …
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Documenting trauma : an analysis of the construction of traumatic collective memory in the first and last scenes of the documentary, Mama Marikana
… wage of R12500, at the Lonmin Platinum mine in Marikana. Thirty-four mineworkers were left dead, seventy-eight were wounded and over two hundred and fifty were arrested. The shooting on 16 August was dubbed the ‘Marikana Massacre’, and has been compared to the lethal use of force during the …
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An evaluation of natural resources extraction and host communities’ reaction in Nigeria and South Africa 2005-2015
… extraction activities in Ogoniland, Nigeria and Marikana, South Africa. It assessed reactions of host communities towards the extraction of natural resources. The study examined the extant laws guiding the extraction of natural resources in Nigeria and South Africa, and evaluated the …
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Critical assessment of right to safe water and sanitation in a South African informal settlement: a case study of Marikana, Cape Town
… in the Constitution of South Africa and WHO. Marikana informal settlement in Cape Town was used as a case study. Safe water and sanitation to all remain a challenge in South Africa, notwithstanding the commendable efforts since 1994, to provide access to safe water and sanitation as a right to …
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Truth in the time of tumult: tracing the role of official 'truth-seeking' commissions of inquiry in South Africa, from Sharpeville to Marikana
The Marikana Massacre of 16th August 2012 was a watershed moment for post- Apartheid South African politics. News headlines and images depicting an ANC-led South African police killing 44 unarmed miners, striking for a wage increase, ruptured the TRC's official narrative that state violence of this …
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Exploring the impact of trade union power struggles on the employment relationship in the South African mining sector
… as on the experiences of employees at a mine in Marikana on the effect of power struggles between trade unions and the influence thereof on the employment relationship. The majority of the research focused on the two key unions in the mining industry namely, The National Union of Mineworkers …
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An analysis of the causes and consequences of conflict and violence in A.C. Jordan's The Wrath of the Ancestors and R.L. Peteni's Hill of Fools
… violence occurred in Lonmin Platinum mine in Marikana and in 2015 foreign nationals also experienced violence in South Africa. Morovere, the rates of violence against women and children remain high even after all the awareness and efforts to reduce it. This thesis deals with the causes of …
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The ethics of war, protest, and South African state-sanctioned violence
… case of intrastate violence in South Africa, the Marikana Massacre of 2012. The first objection addresses the Intersecting Communities Problem and questions Metz’s reliance on the partiality principle. The Initial Force Objection addresses the problem of not being able to identify an initial …
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A critical review of the housing policy and the State's intervention in mining towns in South Africa
… towns. This interest was occasioned by the Marikana shooting. This interest, led by the presidency through Inter-ministerial Committee on the Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Towns and Communities has had impact on human settlements. This dissertation provides an overview of the Mining …
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Safeguarding rights of mining communities in South Africa: an analysis of the legal mechanisms in force with a particular focus on community development agreements
… the unrest leading to the unfortunate events at Marikana in 2012 led to significant scrutiny on the role of mining companies in the socio-economic development of mine labourers and mining communities. In particular, the effectiveness of Social and Labour Plans was brought under scrutiny. …
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A Missed Opportunity: The Rhetoric of Social Cohesion in Parliamentary Debates - 1994 – 2014
… Commission (TRC)), Mbeki (HIV/Aids), and Zuma (Marikana). In addition to a rhetorical analysis, the thesis examines the extent to which speakers display an awareness of their audience(s). Findings: Although the tensions of the apartheid past remained evident during the debates about the Truth …
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The effectiveness of codes of conduct of selected South African mining companies in regulating labour standards: window dressing or genuine regulatory instruments?
… relationships on many mines (as depicted by the Marikana tragedy of 2012) arise mismatched regulatory patterns on labour relations. Labour patterns in the mining sector are continuously shifting, yet the foundations of labour regulation have remained largely the same, focusing primarily on …
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Rethinking enclave development in view of the African mining vision (AMV): lessons for the social and labour plan system
… development was initially borne out of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, which revealed issues with a British mining company’s SLP compliance. Relying on an enclave development approach is particularly problematic in South Africa, as it neglects the development of labour-sending areas and …
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Exchange rate volatility, employment and macroeconomic dynamics in South Africa
… for all the three exchange rates following the Marikana massacre on 16 August 2012 and the release of Nelson Mandela banknotes on 6 November 2012. The ANC elective conference only has significant cumulative abnormal returns using the Rand/US dollar in 2007 and 2012.