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Marikana Shootings

Miners Shot Down: The case for premeditation
Analysis
/ 30 May 2014

Miners Shot Down: The case for premeditation

Creating the film about the Marikana massacre has changed the director’s life forever.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana commission: Mr X testimony delayed
Article
/ 26 May 2014

Marikana commission: Mr X testimony delayed

Mr X will not testify at the Marikana commission this week due to arrangements with Lonmin mine taking longer than expected.

By Sapa
State gets ‘off the hook’ on Marikana
Article
/ 22 May 2014

State gets ‘off the hook’ on Marikana

The inquiry’s new mandate appears to "immunise" the government from culpability for the massacre.

By Staff Reporter
What Zuma had to say, from Nkandla to Marikana
Article
/ 6 May 2014

What Zuma had to say, from Nkandla to Marikana

As South Africa goes to the polls, we look at how President Jacob Zuma has campaigned around key issues in the run-up to elections.

By Sarah Evans
Documentary ‘gives Marikana miners a voice’
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Documentary ‘gives Marikana miners a voice’

"Miners Shot Down" by local filmmaker Rehad Desai explores the events and killings leading up to the day 34 miners died at Marikana.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana inquiry gets another extension
Article
/ 26 April 2014

Marikana inquiry gets another extension

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

By Sapa
Police had ‘no real plan’ before Marikana massacre
Article
/ 25 April 2014

Police had ‘no real plan’ before Marikana massacre

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

By Staff Reporter
Marikana’s worn-down widows just want closure
Article
/ 25 April 2014

Marikana’s worn-down widows just want closure

Many spouses of the Marikana massacre’s victims are having to balance their need for answers with a pressing need to return home and move on.

By Staff Reporter
Democracy has also brought us great inequality
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Democracy has also brought us great inequality

The Nkandla scandal and the Marikana massacre are the lowest points of South Africa’s democracy yet.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana commission: Farlam to rule on police witness Mr X
Article
/ 14 April 2014

Marikana commission: Farlam to rule on police witness Mr X

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

By Jonisayi Maromo
Marikana commission holds first public seminar
Article
/ 31 March 2014

Marikana commission holds first public seminar

The Farlam commission has held the first of three public seminars to investigate the underlying causes of the August 16 2012 massacre.

By Sarah Evans
Marikana inquiry: Cops apply for in-camera testimony
Article
/ 17 March 2014

Marikana inquiry: Cops apply for in-camera testimony

The police have submitted an application for a witness dubbed Mr X to testify in-camera at the Farlam commission of inquiry.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Your weekly Farlam, Seriti wrap: Miners shot with hands up
Article
/ 13 March 2014

Your weekly Farlam, Seriti wrap: Miners shot with hands up

We wrap up weekly findings from two of SA’s most important commissions of inquiry – the Farlam Marikana probe, and the Seriti arms deal inquiry.

By Sarah Evans
Marikana commission hears about Malema fears
Article
/ 4 February 2014

Marikana commission hears about Malema fears

A top cop has told the Farlam commission of inquiry that officers were "moving to kill" the prospect of Julius Malema addressing striking mineworkers.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Mpofu calls for Marikana cops to be charged with murder
Article
/ 21 January 2014

Mpofu calls for Marikana cops to be charged with murder

The Farlam commission has heard that the operational police commander during the Marikana shootings should be charged with murder.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Marikana: Miners were not aware of cops
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Marikana: Miners were not aware of cops

Dali Mpofu, representing wounded and arrested Marikana miners, says the protesters’ view was obscured by the Nyalas before cops shot at them.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Bizos questions cop about being ‘willfully blind’ at Marikana
Article
/ 13 January 2014

Bizos questions cop about being ‘willfully blind’ at Marikana

George Bizos has accused the the police’s operational commander at the Marikana intervention of being "willfully blind" when protesters were shot.

By Sapa
Cop quizzed over Marikana death confirmations
Article
/ 6 January 2014

Cop quizzed over Marikana death confirmations

The Marikana commission has resumed with the questioning of the police officer in charge of the intervention in the mine’s wage-related strike.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Marikana’s tangled web unravels
Article
/ 24 October 2013

Marikana’s tangled web unravels

The emergence of an attempted cover-up has painted key police witnesses into a corner, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Did police communicate with each other?
Article
/ 23 October 2013

Marikana: Did police communicate with each other?

A senior police officer has fielded questions about the communication difficulties during the intervention to end the Marikana protest last year.

By Jonisayi Maromo
New Marikana footage points finger at police
Article
/ 21 October 2013

New Marikana footage points finger at police

"Fourth camera angle" Marikana footage appears to further implicate police and raises questions about who ordered the use of deadly force.

By Niren Tolsi and Sarah Evans
Legal Aid asks for money to assist Marikana miners
Article
/ 16 October 2013

Legal Aid asks for money to assist Marikana miners

The Legal Aid Board has asked Parliament for more money in order to help the Marikana miners and people who cannot afford legal costs.

By Staff Reporter
EFF ‘disappointed’ with supporters’ racist placards
Article
/ 15 October 2013

EFF ‘disappointed’ with supporters’ racist placards

The Economic Freedom Fighters says it was dismayed to learn that some supporters displayed posters with racist messages at its launch in Marikana.

By Sapa
Legal Aid to decide on Marikana ruling
Article
/ 14 October 2013

Legal Aid to decide on Marikana ruling

Legal Aid SA will decide whether to comply or appeal the high court’s instruction that it has to fund the legal costs of the miners.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Marikana: Mortuary vans called before shooting
Article
/ 14 October 2013

Marikana: Mortuary vans called before shooting

The Farlam commission has heard police officers ordered four mortuary vehicles to be at the hill at Marikana hours before the shootings last year.

By Sapa
Malema calls ANC government worse than apartheid
Article
/ 21 September 2013

Malema calls ANC government worse than apartheid

EFF founder Julius Malema has slammed the ANC, saying black people will never own land as long as the party is in charge.

By Sapa
Crime: Changes leave police in a muddle
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Crime: Changes leave police in a muddle

The South African Police Service has tried many variations over the years, but this has just left everyone confused.

By Phillip De Wet
Marikana commission suspended to study police evidence
Article
/ 19 September 2013

Marikana commission suspended to study police evidence

The Farlam commission has been postponed until next week to study information police have held back in the inquiry into 44 deaths at Marikana.

By Sapa
Marching for Marikana money
Videos
/ 12 September 2013

Marching for Marikana money

Citizens4Marikana and six opposition parties marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand funding for the Marikana miners.

By Staff Reporter
Marchers demand state covers Marikana lawyer fees
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Marchers demand state covers Marikana lawyer fees

Protesters marched on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to present the government with their demands for better legal representation.

By Sipho Kings
Civil group takes Marikana funding fight to the streets
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Civil group takes Marikana funding fight to the streets

Citizens4Marikana, a group fighting for the state to fund the wounded and arrested Marikana miners, are marching to the Union Buildings in protest.

By Verashni Pillay and Sapa
EFF backs Marikana march for state funds
Article
/ 10 September 2013

EFF backs Marikana march for state funds

The Economic Freedom Fighters has expressed its support of a march to appeal for legal funding by surviving Marikana miners and their families.

By Staff Reporter and Sapa
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