Madonsela and mineral resources Minister, Godfrey Olifant met traditional leaders, the transport and infrastructure committee of surrounding villages.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is awaiting the results of the postmortem of an ANC councillor who died in Marikana over the weekend.
The South African National Defence Force has officially been deployed in Marikana from September 14 until next year January.
Julius Malema received special treatment from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) during a Limpopo by-election, says the Democratic Alliance.
The Constitutional Court has set aside an interim order that put on hold a plan to toll highways in Gauteng, pending the outcome of a judicial review.
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has distributed $3.7-billion in aid to countries touched by the Arab Spring, most of it to Egypt and Jordan.
Miners have welcomed the deal to end the long strike that cost the lives of 45 people, but some observers worry the agreement will set a precedent.
Lawyers for Human Rights says home affairs officials should be held personally responsible for the department’s failure to implement court orders.
Johannes Jacobus Steyn, dubbed the "Sunday Rapist", has been sentenced to five life prison terms and 175 years on charges including murder.
Police have used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse a group of people gathered near Anglo American Platinum in Rustenburg.