The Farlam commission has heard that six people arrested in connection with murders around Marikana claim to have been tortured.
The validity of video footage taken by police of the Marikana shooting is being questioned as the criminology expert’s evidence lacks detail.
The Farlam commission is in danger of collapsing after lawyers said they couldn’t proceed because of recent arrests and the withdrawal of funding.
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute says the families of those killed in Marikana want to attend the Farlam commission but need funds to travel.
ANC heavyweight and businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has offered to testify at the Marikana commission of inquiry.
The justice department says it’s under no legal obligation to fund the families of the victims of the Marikana killings attending commission hearings.
The justice department is yet to confirm reports it will no longer support the families of the victims of the Marikana killings.
The arrest of four would-be witnesses after attending the hearings is being seen by their comrades as a police attempt to intimidate witnesses
Lawyers have called for the immediate release of four witnesses arrested and intimidated, as they were returning from the Farlam commission.
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has sparked outrage after being seen laughing and joking during the viewing of a video of the Marikana shooting.