The National Union of Mineworkers' president Senzeni Zokwana says he did not think the people gathering at the koppie in Marikana were criminals.

Cosatu leader's warning comes as a battle over union affiliation plays out at Implats' s shaft six.

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa says 'sinister forces' were behind the August 10 action that culminated in the death of 34 people on August 16.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has rejected an application by the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) to subpoena the transcript of proceedings of the Sisulu Commission of Inquiry into alleged blacklisting at the SABC. The move prompted a sharp response from FXI executive director Jane Duncan, who said she was disappointed by the decision.

Land sector commentators have widely criticised Julius Malema's call for the expropriation of white-owned farm land without compensation.

NUM officials and Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi were pelted with stones by some protesters at AngloGold Ashanti's mine near Orkney.

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega is set to have a tough cross examination at the Marikana commission after a decidedly dismal start to her testimony.

Cellphone footage captured by police during the Marikana killings confirms miners were shot at point-blank range while surrendering and hiding.