Marikana Support Campaign

October 11, 2016 In Breaking News, Media and Press By root

After Miners Shot Down, The Giant Must Fall

Rehad Desai, director of International Emmy award winning film, Miners Shot Down, will release follow up film, The Giant is Falling, at the end of this month at the Johannesburg Film Festival. The film is co-directed by first time director, Jabulani Mzozo. Desai made the decision...

July 28, 2016 In Uncategorized By root

What can you do for Marikana Day

What can you do to help South Africa remember Marikana? We have put together a list of events and actions you can do on the 16th of August to help commemorate the 4th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. Candlelight vigil: Bring your community together, light 44 candles...

April 12, 2016 In Call to action By root

PEOPLE’S CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR DEMOCRACY ESCALATING THE CALL FOR JACOB ZUMA TO RESIGN

Johannesburg – A broad initiative of Civic organisations, faith based-organisations, social movements and activists, born on the steps of the Constitutional Court on 6 April 2016 united us to host the People’s Consultative Assembly for Democracy on Saturday 16 April in Soweto. South Africans from diverse...

April 11, 2016 In Call to action By root

Defend Democracy! Protect Our Future! Zuma Must Go!

On Sat 16 April 2016 organise consultative assemblies wherever you are to suggest actions that will ultimately show President Jacob Zuma the door. On 31 March 2016, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) unanimously announced that President Jacob Zuma’s failure to implement or challenge in court recommendations...

April 7, 2016 In Breaking News By root

JACOB ZUMA MUST RESIGN

A Civil Society Call to Action 6 APRIL 2016 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is in a constitutional crisis. The Constitutional Court has spoken. The Public Protector has spoken. The Churches have spoken. The Robben Island prisoners have spoken. They all say or suggest that for the good...

March 24, 2016 In Civil Society Inquiry, Farlam Commission By root

No cover-ups, no white-wash! We demand the truth behind the Marikana Massacre.

‘These workers must not have died in vain. They must be remembered and honoured’. ‘It is absolutely necessary to contest the Farlam Commission Report. Without this Farlam’s version will be seen to be the truth’. These are some of the views that came out of the first...

March 24, 2016 In Breaking News, Mining By root

Joint civil Society statement on assassination of chairperson of Amadiba Crisis Committee

Posted from Right2Know We are shocked and outraged to learn of the brutal murder of the chairperson of Amadiba Crisis Committee, Sikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe. As chair of the ACC, Bazooka Rhadebe was a leader of the community’s years-long struggle against an Australian mining company, Mineral Commodities...