The Star's Poloko Tau remembers how the man in the green blanket, who had been one of his sources, was shot dead at Lonmin's Marikana mine in 2012.
Days after the Marikana massacre, Poloko Tau spoke to the brother of the Mgcineni Noki, “the man in the green blanket”.
The National Union of Mineworkers says it will challenge Amplats’ plan to terminate more than 6 000 jobs.
Kenny Kunene has resigned from the party leadership of Julius Malema's EFF with immediate effect.
Some claim the bloody day shifted wage negotiations in the mining sector, writes Poloko Tau.
Having covered the Lonmin miners’ wage strike in Marikana, Poloko Tau wanted to experience “real mining”.
Cosatu is concerned that the signing of a framework agreement for a sustainable mining industry was doing little to quell killings.
Following years of “empty promises”, Protea South residents say frustration over lack of service delivery drove them to the streets.
Mining firms have paid millions to the platinum-rich community of Bapo Ba Mogale - but the locals say they haven’t seen a cent.
A brief altercation has marked yet another meeting between Economic Freedom Fighters and ANC supporters.
The “divided house” that is the ANC in Tlokwe will have to fight to regain its majority in the coming municipal by-elections.
The ousted Tlokwe mayor was due to be paid his full salary – despite being voted out at the municipality’s council meeting.
Labour federation Cosatu and ANC-aligned unions have called for more powers for Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
Matlosana municipality - which is under financial administration - has been forced to cancel a multimillion-rand soccer event.
UNIONS representing Eskom workers said members have displayed a big appetite for a strike with extensive industrial action that could create power supply problems.
Cosas has denounced its former president Julius Malema and apologised for producing a “rebel” like him.
The DA received a lukewarm reception during a walkabout at a Tlokwe taxi rank in the North West.
A groundbreaking multi-year agreement municipalities scored with its workers last year could fall flat.
Some of the expelled Tlokwe ANC councillors could challenge their former party in the upcoming by-elections.
By expelling its councillors at the troubled Tlokwe local municipality, the ANC has automatically opened up nine council seats.
The axe has fallen on a group of ANC councillors who defied the party and teamed up with the DA in voting out their mayor.
The ANC has threatened to discipline its defiant councillors in the Tlokwe municipality, after the ANC mayor was again voted out.
The ANC in the North West has shrugged off criticism of former mayor Manketsi Tlhape’s appointment as an MEC.
The appointment of Manketsi Tlhape as a North West MEC has been slammed by those citing her bad leadership record as a mayor.
Driving between Koster and Lichtenburg in North West is tough. For residents, this has been a daily experience for years.
