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Uqinis’amsende – finding meaning behind the songs of Marikana workers

They were just singing. They were singing the songs, cultural songs according to their different cultures, where they came from and if ever there would be someone singing song in Sesotho every one would follow and if there would be another one singing in isiXhosa everyone then would follow and it was like people were happy. They were celebrating.

In the shadow of my father – the killer

Apparently, one fateful night of 8 August 1996, Papa went to the police station where he was stationed. He booked an R-5 rifle telling colleagues that he needed it to attend to a suspect that was dangerous and heavily armed. I was told that he had to book a gun as he was no longer allowed to carry one due to his history of domestic violence which was reported to his employer, South African Police Services (SAPS)