President Jacob Zuma has announced retired Supreme Court of Appeal judge Ian Farlam will chair the commission of inquiry into the Marikana tragedy.
A week later there is still no consensus about what happened at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, and crucial questions are not being answered.
In apartheid SA, a situation like that in Marikana would have gone down very differently, according to an unreconstructed commander of the riot squad.
Tensions look set to reignite at Lonmin’s platinum mine as striking workers vow to defy demands by the company to return to work or face dismissal.
Julius Malema has told striking Marikana mine workers that they should die for their cause, and urged other mineworkers to join them.
President Jacob Zuma says a commission of inquiry will be established to investigate the cause of the Marikana shootout that led to over 30 deaths.
Educators welcome the call to extend compulsory education, but caution it would cost dearly.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says more than 30 people were killed in a shooting between police and miners in Marikana, Rustenburg.
If the National Planning Commission has its way, South Africans will spend an extra two years in school before matriculating.
SA’s roadmap for the next two decades is due to be accepted by President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday. Here’s how political manoeuvring has changed it.