The legal team representing the arrested and injured miners at the commission say it has been instructed by clients not to return to the commission.
The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed an application for the miners’ legal fees to be paid by the state but lawyers vow to appeal the ruling.
The funding of legal representation for the miners who were wounded and arrested in Marikana last year is not a constitutional imperative.
Mineworkers are heading to court to force the state to fund their representation at the Farlam inquiry.
The Democratic Socialist Movement has been actively organising mineworkers disillusioned with the National Union of Mineworkers for years.
Mineworkers are angry they had to go to court to force the state to pay for their legal fees and have labelled the Farlam commission a "sham".
The idea that military ethos does not influence the philosophy of maximum force is not borne out by history, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
The cop in charge of the Marikana operation has described to the Farlam commission how he saw police officers being hacked to death during the unrest.
Families of miners shot dead by police in Marikana walked out of the Farlam commission when a police officer conveyed his condolences to them.
A North West regional organiser of trade union Amcu was shot dead in Rustenburg on Saturday, police said.
The body of Lungani Mabutyana, 27, a rock drill operator, was found hanging from a tree in Wonderkop on Monday morning.
The Farlam commission of inquiry is hoping to continue as planned next week, following an attack on miners’ advocate Dali Mpofu.
Police chief Riah Phiyega has admitted to signing an affidavit detailing the police’s role in the Marikana shooting without reading it.
This week is all about the Brics summit, Riah Phiyega’s evasive testimony at the Marikana commission, Julius Malema’s Polokwane farm loss and more.
Police chief Riah Phiyega has admitted that she did refer to the muddy police doctrine of "maximum force" in relation to the Marikana massacre.
We speak to Kwanele Sosibo about what Riah Phiyega said and notably left out of her testimony at the Farlam commission into the Marikana killings.
The top cop may yet be rewarded for protecting her superiors, but her reputation is in tatters, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega dodged questions in an attempt to protect Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa – a move that could help her keep her job.
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega is set to have a tough cross examination at the Marikana commission after a decidedly dismal start to her testimony.
Agent Zuma will let nothing stand in his way, as he tracks down the country’s most talked-about item. But the clock is ticking.
Lonmin says it’s trying to change, but union infighting continues to plague the mine.
The Farlam commission has heard police officers kicked and repeatedly shot an injured mineworker at Lonmin mine’s platinum operation in Rustenburg.
Miners are due to take the stand at the Marikana commission of inquiry this week after the president of the NUM ended his testimony on Friday.
The case of the NUM marksmen that caused the injuries of two Lonmin protesters near their offices on August 11 "has been left to rot".
Cellphone footage captured by police during the Marikana killings confirms miners were shot at point-blank range while surrendering and hiding.
Lives could have been saved if a wage dispute at Lonmin’s Marikana mine had been settled outside of national bargaining processes, says NUM.
The legal team for 270 miners who were arrested and injured during a shooting at the Marikana mine are running low on funds, it has been reported.
Human rights lawyer George Bizos has questioned a senior cop over police conduct at the Farlam commission into the Marikana shootings.
The events of Marikana have renewed pressure on the ANC’s leadership to secure more radical change in terms of economic policy in Mangaung.
Farlam commission of inquiry chairperson Ian Farlam has cautioned against intimidation after allegations of an altercation between two rival unions.
From who the most efficient lawyer is to whose testimony has been most emotive, Kwanele Sosibo relays an insider’s perspective of the inquiry.
The Farlam commission has revealed that the claim for R12 500 originated in extra-union bargaining. Kwanele Sosibo reports.