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South African mine violence investigation reopens
An inquiry into 46 deaths during a violent mine strike in South Africa reopened Monday after it was postponed for victims’ families to travel and hear how their loved ones died. Police lawyers told the commission that officers fired live ammunition at strikers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana…
South Africa’s children still face apartheid-like inequality
CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s children still face apartheid-like inequalities with a black child 18 times more likely to grow up poor than his or her white counterpart, a report said Wednesday. The 2012 “South African Child Gauge,” which provides an annual snapshot of the state of children in Africa’s…
Africa fails to earn governance award for third time in four years
LONDON — The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership — the world’s biggest individual prize — was not awarded for a third time in four years as no suitable candidates were found, it was announced Monday. At a press conference in London, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation said it was…
Anglo American Platinum loses $126 million over South Africa strikes
The world’s top platinum producer Anglo American announced $126 million in lost revenue due to a month-long illegal strike, as ratings agency S&P downgraded South Africa over the mining unrest. Anglo American also declared a force majeure in its chrome deliveries as a result of the wildcat strike by thousands…
South African miners reject new pay offer
South Africa’s gold miners have rejected a new pay offer secured by their unions and aimed at ending months of industrial unrest that has curbed production of the precious metal. “We gave the offer to the striking mine workers and they said ‘no’,” Kenneth Buda, coordinator of the National Union…
Canadian shock psychiatrist stands trial for sexually abusing male patients in South Africa
Aubrey Levin, accused of human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa, charged with sexually assaulting male patients A Canadian psychiatrist accused of human rights abuses in apartheid South Africa for subjecting gay soldiers and conscientious objectors to electric shock “cures”, will stand trial in Calgary on Wednesday for allegedly sexually…
South Africa plans to build $2.5 billion super telescope
South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday gave his political backing to negotiations with foreign partners to help fund the construction of the world’s next generation radio telescope. South Africa is building the world’s most powerful radio astronomy telescope – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) — which is set to…
South Africa miners protest after 12,000 laid off
Hundreds of the 12,000 miners sacked by the world’s largest platinum producer in South Africa on Saturday gathered to protest their dismissal and mourn a colleague killed in clashes with police. The workers meeting at a stadium in the northern town of Rustenburg would also debate how to respond to…
S. African mine strike may end soon
Workers at a Gold Fields mine in South Africa on strike for weeks could return to work as early as Tuesday if union officials manage to persuade them, a company official said. But the official said it did not involve any new wage offer — and the miners there have…
Striking S.Africa miners reject platinum wage offer
Striking workers at South Africa’s crippled Lonmin mine on Friday rejected a wage offer from the platinum giant intended to end a stayaway that has spread across the mining industry. Workers dismissed Lonmin’s offer as “an insult” after it was presented to them at the company’s Marikana plant in the…
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