Greg Marinovich - Latest Comments

Re: Let them eat Khat

Davi Fernandes — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:46:49 -0000

The World Has $ 3 Billion Dollars To War, But Not There
$ 500 Million Dollars To "HUNGER"

Re: Let them eat Khat

Davi Fernandes — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:46:12 -0000

O Mundo Tem $ 3 Bilhões de Dolares Para Guerra, Mas Não Tem
$ 500 Milhões de Dolares Para " FOME ".

Re: What The Commissioner Knew

Jared Sacks — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:16:49 -0000

Great article greg.

Re: Behind the Commission at Marikana

Marinovichg — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:17:34 -0000

Thank you Aline, I appreciate that and share your wishes

Re: Behind the Commission at Marikana

Aline — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:01:12 -0000

I really wish with all my heart that all violence in South Africa ends. Thank you for all the huge work you are doing!

Re: The Lord’s Children

Shadeburst — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:25:43 -0000

Reading Hamilton Wende's "Only the Dead" with the two bad guys combining to make one Kony.

Re: Anger and Criminality

David Wilson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:19:59 -0000

ok, there is a date, at the very end (?) for those of us far away having things in some kind of time-frame increases uptake eh?

Re: Joao Silva

Samantha — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:28:36 -0000

I Just watched the movie "The Bang Bang Club", and was left with the feeling of needing to just tell you thank-you. Sooooo.....thank-you Greg!

Re: Novels I want my kids to read

Leonie — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:18:09 -0000

The Red Tent - Anita Diamant (for our daughter)

Re: Shall we define Blood Platinum, now?

''NIQUINHO '' — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:56:50 -0000

belo trabalho

Re: When it turns sour

Jeremy — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:43:55 -0000

Hi Greg. Just watched the Bang Bang Club. Very realistic. I was a TV news picture editor working with Sky News journalist Jeremy Thompson in Jhb in April 1994 (myself out of London for the elections where I normally worked for ITN/Beeb and NBC). Our team where there when Ken was killed and I was one of the first to see the footage. What a terrible time and the photography and TV pics brought the true situation home where without this coverage people would be oblivious to the truth. My friend Steve Hilton-Barber eventually married Monica Oosterbroek. Question: do you know why in the movie Ken's wife has a different name and she is only referred to as a girlfriend? What a time the elections where. I don't think I have worked and partied so hard again in my life. I was at many of the key events such as Mandela's last speech in Durban and in Ulundi when Inkhata agreed to join in the elections. I spent most of the 1980's and 90's in trouble spots around the world. Many of the front line cameramen were South Africans like myself in and out of Beirut, Iraq, Afganistan, Bosnia etc etc. I worked with some crazy people. What a life, but not for me any more....Bang Bang Club. What a movie. Sent chills down my spine. Jeremy Havard in Sydney Australia

Re: Murder at Marikana

John — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:27:58 -0000

Agreed!! Any person shouldnt resort to violence, but mate... If people are storming at me with pangas and sticks, they are going down!! If Greg was in that situation and he had a gun in his hand, he would have done the same thing to protect himself!! The workers shouldnt have resorted to violence in the first place to get their grievances across. Im dead sure that some of those workers we're killed ilegaly and that is wrong. However, they were there and part of the action. And as the old saying goes, If you mess with the bull, you get the horns!!

I'll add a link to a newspaper article in which one of the mine workers that was there comments on the events.
http://www.dispatch.co.za/mine...

Pay attention to the statement where he says " They were ready for war".
Fact of the matter is, we will never know precisely what happened cause every bastard involved in this drama lies about everything to either gain something or protect themselves. That's the human condition and untill that changes, its every man for himself!

I am so pissed off about this whole story it makes me sick and almost brings me to tears! Everybody in South Africa (including me!) and indeed, the whole world, needs to catch a fucking wake up and start being nice people. Stop being greedy and JUST BE NICE!!! Ja right!! Not in my life time!!

And while youre checking that newspaper article, have a look at this link too and then maybe you'll understand why the world is in such a shit state!!!

http://chime.in/user/Newaya/ch...

Re: Murder at Marikana

Stevejforrest — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:55:57 -0000

Thank you for shedding some light on this under reported and simplistic portrayed story (in the UK). You've gone to great lengths. One racist elite with the hands on your country's wealth seems to have been replaced by another elite, in awe of the colonial mining corporations, whose profits never will go towards relieving the poverty faced in your lovely country.

Re: A Minor Inconvenience

Tobias Asser — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:56:09 -0000

Like it! Love your shots btw! Cheers Tobias

Re: G-d Save the Martians

Don786 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:41:37 -0000

Bang on Greg, My thoughts exactly!

Re: Small Koppie Revisited

CHOLECHAP — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:57:10 -0000

THANK YOU FOR RISKING YOURSELVES BY TRYING TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH.

Re: The Death of a Miner

Shaheed Mahomed — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:54:54 -0000

it seeems here was the man with the green blanket........

Re: Murder at Marikana

Irwinbbarry — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:59:43 -0000

A need for human rights,and unions that better represent its people may have stopped the extremity that occurred.Better leadership is required in the police force.It seems that intelligence was sadly lacking in dealing with the miners.Force never wins,yet is always resorted to.Hatred and disrespect will remain long after this incident.Unfortunately these incidence turn to blame,rather than resolution.lets hope that this will never happen again,and that human dignity understanding and reason will prevail.

Re: Small Koppie Revisited

Miriam Winocour — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:27:34 -0000

This piece is an exceptional documentary. Our world will better understand what went on here as a result of the story you tell here in both words and pictures. Thank you for enlightening us as to the tragic incident that happened in this place.

Re: Small Koppie Revisited

Mike — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:01:58 -0000

Excellent work, Greg Charl and Mandy.

Re: Shall we define Blood Platinum, now?

defacto — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:09:05 -0000

100% True - Rock Drillers package R9000 to R9700 p/m

Re: Shall we define Blood Platinum, now?

The-third Wors — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:21:16 -0000

Hang on. I heard a discussion on 702 where they said that, actually, it's NOT R4000 per month at all and that the figures are misrepresented. They said the guys were on 7-9k per month packages. Any truth in that?

Re: Murder at Marikana

S'makuhle Bokwe Mafuna — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:18:28 -0000

Thank you Greg. I've always heard about you - may the truth set us free!

Re: Murder at Marikana

Craig Peddy — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:38:41 -0000

Interesting questions being raised, I'm not sure at all I like the way iol has portrayed this posting though.

http://www.iol.co.za/business/...

The iol edited version should be challenged in my humble opinion.

Re: Murder at Marikana

Russ — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:27:48 -0000

sounds like another opportunity for Police bashing. How can these armed strikes be trusted after their armed intent to commit harm to other human beings. You should be ashamed, but naturally your response will be along the lines of 'i only show what is there' or close enough...