Sipho Singiswa’s film shot over two years in Marikana recording the voices, songs and struggles of the men, women and children of Marikana.
Marikana Widows Shed Tears in Women’s Month
By Gillian Schutte: Picture credit: Women were left carrying the burden in Marikana, courtesy Gillian Schutte
This women’s month marks two years since the Marikana massacre. The widows of the workers killed by the South African Police Service in 2012 have since
Platinum Belt Miners Celebrate Victory
Text by: Gillian Schutte (Media for Justice)
Films by: Sipho SIngiswa (Media for Justice)
The stadium in Phokeng outside Rustenberg exploded in jubilation when the end of the longest strike in South African history was announced on June 23
Does the Media Desensitise us to the Suffering of the Poor?
By Gillian Schutte
Last week saw the memorial of the Marikana Massacre unfold on national television, namely on eNCA, which rolled out an entire day dedicated to the miners that died in the massacre. 
On the surface this appeared to be a noble cause that could be celebrated as the mainstream finally seeing things from the working-class perspective.