Rising rage of Marikana strikers detailed

Frustration rapidly turned into deadly aggression by strikers in the days leading up to the tragedy at Marikana. The 646-page Farlam report describes how their mood shifted from peaceful to threatening after mine management refused to meet their demands."The mood of the crowd was peaceful. Some of the workers had sticks in their hands, but nothing dangerous," was how Captain Veerasamy Velayudam Govender, the commander of visible policing at Marikana, described strikers at Wonderkop stadium on F...