South Africa: Marikana Tragedy Marches Towards Platinum Rebellion

Close on a hundred wildcat strike leaders from mines in the North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo met in Marikana this weekend. The resolutions adopted there included intensifying mine strikes, broadening labour action, a programme to occupy shafts and the call for a national general strike. In reaction, NUM laughed off the threat of workers [...]