Name: Marikana: A View from the Mountain and a Case to Answer
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Published by Jacana Media, 2012, softcover, illustrated, 210 pages, condition: as new.

Dubbed the Marikana Massacre, the Marikana miners strike was the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the end of apartheid. Those killed were mineworkers who were in pursuit of a pay raise to R12 500 per month. The workers had occupied a mountain and were demanding the right to speak with their employer about their pay when the massacre occurred.

The heart of Marikana: A View from the Mountain and a Case to Answer is a series of interviews conducted with workers who survived the massacre. The interviews were often conducted at the foot of the mountain because that is where workers continued to meet. In addition, there is a narrative of the massacre and preceding events written from the perspective of the strikers. A list of all those who died at Marikana is included in the book, along with illustrations and maps.

This unique book provides rich details and tells of police murders, sadness, bravery and pride. Royalties from this book will go to families of Marikana victims through a trust fund held by the South African Council of Churches.

According to one of the strikers who witnessed the massacre, the first miner who was shot and killed was wearing a Kaiser Chiefs t-shirt. He could have been a worker anywhere in the world, an ordinary person struggling to improve things for himself and his family. This short, but important book has many lessons for all of us, not just workers in South Africa. The role of the trade union bureaucrats, the links between big business and the state (as well as the details of what is currently taking place in South Africa) are all things that workers around the globe need to learn. The struggle for justice for the Marikana mineworkers will continue, but their fight is one that will leave us all stronger and this book is an important part of learning those lessons.

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