The Marikana Massacre
/ 12 August 2023

The Marikana Massacre

The Marikana Massacre, which occurred on August 16, 2012, was a tragic and deeply unsettling event in South African history. In the town of Marikana, North West province, tensions between striking mine workers and the authorities reached a devastating climax when police opened fire on the protesters. The workers, primarily employed by Lonmin, a platinum […]

Finding justice 10 years after the Marikana massacre
/ 19 August 2022

Finding justice 10 years after the Marikana massacre

The family of one of the victims of the shooting has received neither money nor an apology

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Marikana: There should have been disciplinary proceeding, says Ian Farlam
/ 16 August 2022

Marikana: There should have been disciplinary proceeding, says Ian Farlam

The chair of the commission of inquiry says a personal apology from Cyril Ramaphosa would help families of the dead to heal

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10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses
/ 1 August 2022

10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses

Eight out of the 44 widows are still waiting for their houses but Sibanye-Stillwater says they are ‘under construction’

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Marikana community fear murder accused and former police chief who now heads mine security
/ 25 August 2021

Marikana community fear murder accused and former police chief who now heads mine security

Murder accused and former provincial police deputy commissioner Wiliam Mpembe rules mine security with impunity – say people in Marikana

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Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers
/ 12 August 2021

Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers

Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her

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Q&A Sessions: African court ‘will be a tough job’ — Dumisa Ntsebeza
/ 20 February 2021

Q&A Sessions: African court ‘will be a tough job’ — Dumisa Ntsebeza

Lawyer, author and political activist Dumisa Ntsebeza talks to Nicolene de Wee about his appointment as judge of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. He also discusses his work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, how meditation helps him cope with trauma and his love of James Bond movies. How would you describe […]

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