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Farlam commission: Officer admits to drawing up Marikana plan

Farlam commission: Officer admits to drawing up Marikana plan

20 May 2013 20:50 - Naledi Mailula
Senior police officer Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Scott has admitted to drawing up the plan to deal with striking Marikana miners last year.
Amcu convinces Lonmin strikers to return to work

Amcu convinces Lonmin strikers to return to work

15 May 2013 18:48 - Sapa
Striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana in the North West have resolved to return to work immediately.
Marikana suicide was third attempt

Marikana suicide was third attempt

10 May 2013 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
The body of Lungani Mabutyana, 27, a rock drill operator, was found hanging from a tree in Wonderkop on Monday morning.
Marikana: Police did 'not anticipate' reaction

Marikana: Police did 'not anticipate' reaction

29 Apr 2013 18:51 - Meggan Saville
Police did not foresee the reaction of protesting Lonmin miners to the deployment of barbed wire, the Farlam commission has heard.
Marikana hearings move supported

Marikana hearings move supported

26 Apr 2013 14:19 - Naledi Mailula
Most parties involved in the Farlam commission of inquiry support a call for its hearings to be moved from Rustenburg to Pretoria, it has heard.
Cops knew Marikana miners used muti

Cops knew Marikana miners used muti

23 Apr 2013 13:06 - Naledi Mailula
Police officers knew a substance thought to be muti was given to striking Marikana mineworkers, the Farlam commission of inquiry has heard.
Marikana: Cop report confirms killings

Marikana: Cop report confirms killings

17 Apr 2013 17:33 - Sapa
A police report has confirmed that officers shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.
No indication yet of Farlam commission move

No indication yet of Farlam commission move

16 Apr 2013 13:13 - Sapa
Discussions about whether to move the Farlam commission from Rustenburg to Johannesburg or Pretoria will take place when advocate Dali Mpofu returns.
President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt

President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt

15 Apr 2013 16:33 - Niren Tolsi
The presidency has announced that advocate Mbuyiseli Madlanga has been appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Marikana sangoma's mysterious murder

Marikana sangoma's mysterious murder

12 Apr 2013 07:41 - Kwanele Sosibo
Incredible rumours surround the death of the man believed to have given the Lonmin miners muti that they believed made them invincible.
Zuma's leadership an empty shell

Zuma's leadership an empty shell

08 Apr 2013 00:00 - Nickolaus Bauer
South Africans are crying out for real leadership because they are not getting it from President Jacob Zuma, writes Nickolaus Bauer.
Phiyega: I didn't read the Marikana statement

Phiyega: I didn't read the Marikana statement

04 Apr 2013 13:33 - Naledi Mailula
Police chief Riah Phiyega has admitted to signing an affidavit detailing the police's role in the Marikana shooting without reading it.
Phiyega denies celebrating Marikana miners' death

Phiyega denies celebrating Marikana miners' death

02 Apr 2013 15:34 - Naledi Mailula
The police team who shot dead striking mineworkers were thanked for following protocol, says National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega.
M&G Hangout: Phiyega in the spotlight

Video | M&G Hangout: Phiyega in the spotlight

22 Mar 2013 18:01
We speak to Kwanele Sosibo about what Riah Phiyega said and notably left out of her testimony at the Farlam commission into the Marikana killings.
M&G Hangout: Phiyega takes the stand

M&G Hangout: Phiyega takes the stand

20 Mar 2013 14:03 - Staff Reporter
Join us as we look at police commissioner Riah Phiyega's testimony at the Farlam commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre.
Lawyers criticise Phiyega’s spoonfeeding

Lawyers criticise Phiyega’s spoonfeeding

14 Mar 2013 18:22 - Kwanele Sosibo
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyegah seems to be treated "like a child who needed to be told what do say or do", according to police insiders.
Mr President, arrest this descent into police state depravity

Mr President, arrest this descent into police state depravity

06 Mar 2013 14:46 - Ronnie Kasrils: COMMENT
The banana-state militarisation of the police has led to the menace culture that brought on the death of Mido Macia and others, writes Ronnie Kasrils.
Strikers carried weapons 'for protection' at Marikana

Strikers carried weapons 'for protection' at Marikana

21 Feb 2013 14:03 - Meggan Saville
Striking Marikana miners carried weapons for protection, after hearing that NUM members had killed two miners, the Farlam commission of inquiry heard.

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