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‘Miners did not shoot at police’ – new Marikana report

Article Sarah Smit - 15 Aug 2018

New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre

Marikana commission postpones Mr X’s testimony

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jun 2014

Head commissioner Ian Farlam has granted the SAPS a postponement for Mr X's testimony to be heard on June 19 rather than June 9.

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Support group tells Farlam not to be part of Marikana ‘whitewash’

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 15 May 2014

The Marikana Support Campaign says the Farlam commission's new terms of reference could exonerate those responsible for the massacre.

Marikana inquiry gets another extension

Article Sapa - 26 Apr 2014

President Jacob Zuma has granted the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, probing the 2012 shootings in Marikana, another three months to complete its work.

Police had ‘no real plan’ before Marikana massacre

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Apr 2014

The Farlam commission has heard that the operations in the week leading up to the Marikana massacre were "not a success".

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Marikana’s Mr X to testify in camera

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Apr 2014

Police witness Mr X will be allowed to testify in camera by video link but his name and photo must be disclosed to the evidence leaders and parties.

Marikana commission: Farlam to rule on police witness Mr X

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Apr 2014

Marikana commission chairperson Ian Farlam says his decision on allowing Mr X to testify in camera will be made public on Tuesday.

Marikana operation flawed, says evidence leader

Article Sapa - 28 Nov 2013

The operational commander at Marikana has admitted he became aware of the deadly shootings at Lonmin mine nearly an hour after the incident occured.

Marikana hearings move supported

Article Naledi Mailula - 26 Apr 2013

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.

Mpofu to return to Farlam comission this week

Article Sapa - 25 Apr 2013

After leaving in the wake of his stabbing in East London, advocate Dali Mpofu is set to return to the Farlam commission of inquiry this week.

Marikana commission: We take your questions

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Oct 2012

The eagerly anticipated Marikana inquiry has begun and we want your questions ahead of our live video with our reporters who are tracking the story.

Farlam commission hears NUM ‘shot at protesters’

Article Sapa - 2 Oct 2012

A worker has told the Farlam commission that NUM members shot at protesters during the massacre at the Lonmin mine in Marikana in August.

Marikana inquiry rejects postponement bid

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Oct 2012

Lawyers representing the victims of the shooting at Lonmin's Marikana mine have failed to have the judicial inquiry into the incident postponed.

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Farlam commission launches into Marikana shooting

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Oct 2012

The commission has shown that the bodies of miners were not limited to a specific spot, as video footage suggested, but were spread over a vast area.

Rights body defends its Marikana inquiry

Article Niren Tolsi - 14 Sep 2012

The South African Human Rights Commission says it is obliged to investigate alleged human rights violations, despite Parliament's disapproval.

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