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26 Jun 2015

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Greg Nicholson, Daily Maverick (So. Africa)

So. Africa: Marikana report: key findings and recommendations

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'Marikana report: key findings and recommendations', 26 Jun 2015: [South African] President Jacob Zuma [has] finally released the report of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry…The report largely exonerates the key political figures accused of having a hand in the events leading to the Marikana massacre. Regarding Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was a non-executive director at Lonmin…“[t]he Commission is of the view that it cannot be said that Mr Ramaphosa was the 'cause of the massacre’,” the report reads…The report found Lonmin did not sufficiently try to engage with workers on ending the strike or protect its employees. Both the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) were found not to have full control over members, while the NUM wrongly advised workers on their ability to negotiate and encouraged members to work despite the risk of being killed…

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