Platinum miner Lonmin CEO Ian Farmer stands down YoopyaDec 29, 20120 The head of the platinum mining firm Lonmin is stepping down four months after a strike at its South African Marikana mine left 44 people Read more
South Africa shootings: Marikana mine inquiry begins YoopyaOct 1, 20120 A judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal August shootings of 34 striking miners at the Marikana mine has opened. The inquiry was set up Read more
South Africa vows clampdown on mining unrest YoopyaSep 14, 20120 South Africa’s government has announced a raft of measures to clamp down on continuing unrest in the mining sector. It warned it would crack down Read more
Marikana strike: South Africa to release unrest miners YoopyaSep 3, 20120 South African courts are to begin releasing 270 striking miners charged with murder after 34 of their colleagues were shot dead by police. Earlier, the Read more