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The Marikana Massacre of August 16, 2012, was the single most
lethal use of force by South African security forces against
civilians since the end of apartheid. Those killed were mineworkers
in support of a pay raise. Through a series of interviews conducted
with workers who survived the attack, this account documents and
examines the controversial shootings in great detail, beginning
with a valuable history of the events leading up to the killing of
workers, and including eyewitness accounts of the violence and
interviews with family members of those who perished.
While the official Farlam Commission investigation of the massacre
is still ongoing, many South Africans do not hold much confidence
in the government's ability to examine its own complicity in these
events. "Marikana," on the other hand, examines the various roles
played by the African National Congress, the mine company, and the
National Union of Mineworkers in creating the conditions that led
to the massacre. While the commission's investigations take place
in a courtroom setting tilted toward those in power, "Marikana"
documents testimony from the mineworkers in the days before
official statements were even gathered, offering an unusually
immediate and unfiltered look at the reality from the perspective
of those most directly affected. Enhanced by vivid maps that make
clear the setting and situation of the events, "Marikana" is an
invaluable work of history, journalism, sociology, and activism.
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