Subscribe:
RSS feed
News & Views by Terry Bell
Browsing All posts tagged under »NUM«
Spectre of Marikana still looms large
The bloody spectre of of the Marikana massacre continues to loom large over the politics of South Africa, for all the evident attempts to push it into the background. And the calls for justice, not only for the families of the dead and the injured of Marikana but for mining communities generally will only grow louder.
Back to work on the SA platinum front
June 15, 2014
Barring some unforeseen last minute hitch it seems that the country’s longest mining strike is finally over. But it has been accompanied by some silly and dangerous comments.
Marikana and the 2014 elections
March 5, 2014
Most of the public, along with the media, appear stunned that miners on the platinum belt have maintained their strike for nearly two months. They need only to consider the depth of bitterness caused by the bloodbath at Marikana,
Democracy needs labour unity
August 23, 2013
Unless trade unions go back to basics, back to democratic control, to accountable and recallable union leaders the immediate future for South Africa's labour movement and for the country’s fledgling democracy could be bleak.
Marikana: a wake-up call still ignored
August 15, 2013
The Marikana massacre was a wake-up call to every concerned citizen to consider the causes of the tragedy in order to be able to say, with hope: Never again.
Need to confront poisonous roots of the past
July 12, 2013
The poisonous roots of Marikana go back at least 15 years — and must be confronted if anything is to change.
Who is doing what — and whom — at Amplats?
May 13, 2013
Did the management of Anglo Platinum (Amplats) and the government do a deal behind closed doors regarding retrenchments and shaft closures? Amid a swirl of rumour and innuendo and in an atmosphere of considerable distrust, this is an allegation heard across the union divide.
Terry Bell Writes 
August 17, 2017
2