Introduction The aim and the purpose of this assignment is to show some factors involved when it comes to location decision and the impact the marikana massacre had on the country’s economy which took place three years back were workers were being exploited which led to a violent strike which many lives were lost. Background Marikana is located near Rustenburg it produces minerals‚ it was commissioned at the end of 2002 with an investment of R63million‚ it also lies in the heart of the country’s
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financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees: no work means no pay. Example and Description of a Strike that made Headlines in the Media: The Marikana miners’ strike took place in 2012 at a platinum mine owned by Lonmin in Marikana ‚ South Africa. It begun over a wage dispute‚ whereby miners demanded a 300% increase in their monthly wage‚ as compensation for being ‘exploited’ through dire living conditions‚ dangerous working conditions
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The Press Freedom Commission (PFC) was launched in July 2011 by the press industry representative body‚ Print Media South Africa and the South African National Editors Forum in order to set up a suitable regulatory media system for South Africa (Press Freedom Commission‚ 2012: 1). The Press Freedom Commission that was held earlier this year assessed all measures concerning co-regulation‚ self-regulation‚ independent regulation and state regulation so as to ensure that the media is accountable to
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explanation of social class is rooted on economic differences and with his ideas” (Moore: 67)‚ I can provide a framework to understand the South African society. I will point-out two scandals that have taken place‚ here in South Africa‚ first the Marikana miner’s scandal‚ secondly the Farm workers scandal. The miner-workers and the farm-workers are the (proletariat) and the owners of the farms and the mines are the (bourgeoisie). The farm and mine owners have the power over the workers‚ because they
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Introduction Public policy refers to the product of activities aimed at the resolution of public problems in the environment by different actors whose relationship is structured and this process involves overtime .Public process involves developmental series of stages ‚which interacts with each other for the outcome of expected results. Public policy stages can be also called public policy cycle as it is a continuous
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Violent crimes are deemed unacceptable globally.Crimes such as murder‚assault ‚robbery and rape instilled fear in most people when they contemplate the possibility of becoming a victim of any of these heinous actions.South African criminal law defines murder as the unlawful and intentional killing of another person.The murder of a police official refers to causing the death of an official without a lawful excuse‚and with the intent to kill the official. The international killing of a police officer
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common in District 9 as police are extremely violent towards the ‘prawns’. Furthermore‚ police or military take advantage of their position and physically harm the aliens unnecessarily. This coincides with the police brutality that occurred during the Marikana strikes (image on the right). This violence was not only caused by police trying to maintain alien behaviour and such but it linked in with them exercising their power and unleashing it on the aliens. A common thread that links with police brutality
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Personal troubles are problems related to an individual and does not involve the whole society. For example‚ when someone commits suicide that is a family problem. While social issues are issues that relate to the whole society. For example the Marikana Massacre. The story of a family is about a polyandrous family. A women is married to two men and her community is against it. She is called a slut and her family does not support her. She then decide to go to another society‚ where she will be
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Introduction in the retail industry it is often taken for granted that goods and services are available for purchase‚ when demand for them has been initiated. The cornucopia that good in a retail store or supermarket are available seldom means that consumers have forgotten how products have been initially supplied. With the emerging e-commerce consumers have come to demand complete availability and home delivery at time suiting their lifestyles‚ consumer tastes and preferences have also altered
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generalizations‚ making it completely reliable. The diamond industry in South Africa has increased the number of job opportunities‚ but lowered the living conditions that correspond with these jobs. People living in mining towns‚ like the town in Marikana‚ South Africa‚ lack basic amenities like electricity and running water. The community “lives by candlelight between towering electricity pylons generating power for the huge mining industry” (Cahill). The people are unable to access basic necessities
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