Marikana Analysis

Almost three years have passed since 34 men were shot dead on a hillside in Marikana, South Africa, after asking for a living wage. To explain how so many people could be gunned down in broad daylight the inquiry needed to probe the platinum belt. Each of the miners had a name, a family and a story to tell, a past and a future. Two week ago, the findings of Judge Ian Farlam's judicial inquiry into the killings were finally made public. Most of the families missed the start of a speech by South African president, Jacob Zuma, because the government hadn't bothered to give them proper notice that a statement was imminent. Today we look at labour trends in the mining industry, specifically, human rights issues. To help us we have Advocate Johan Kruger: Director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights operating as a unit of the F.W. De Klerk Foundation and Noel Kututwa: Deputy Director at Amnesty International, Southern Africa: