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Marikana Shootings

Cops hit funding snag at Marikana commission
Article
/ 20 August 2013

Cops hit funding snag at Marikana commission

An officer injured in the lead-up to Marikana massacre has refused the services of the police’s lawyers due to a conflict of interest.

By Sapa
PAC slams ousted Letlapa Mphahlele’s Marikana address
Article
/ 17 August 2013

PAC slams ousted Letlapa Mphahlele’s Marikana address

The Pan Africanist Congress has criticised the Marikana organising committee for allowing its expelled leader to address a commemoration rally.

By Sapa
Police chief Phiyega applauds Marikana commemoration
Article
/ 17 August 2013

Police chief Phiyega applauds Marikana commemoration

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has applauded all role-players involved in the Marikana commemoration for an incident-free occasion.

By Sapa
Weekend 101: Egypt erupts
Videos
/ 15 August 2013

Weekend 101: Egypt erupts

We commemorate the 34 miners killed in Marikana, look at violence that has exploded in Egypt, and seek some joy in the Premier League season.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Justice requires lawyers for the miners
Analysis
/ 13 August 2013

Marikana: Justice requires lawyers for the miners

An open letter calling on government to make finances available for the team representing men injured and arrested after the Marikana massacre.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana: Farlam commission’s credibility on the rocks
Article
/ 13 August 2013

Marikana: Farlam commission’s credibility on the rocks

The Marikana massacre inquiry’s integrity is at stake as it remains postponed while victims seek funding and yet another worker is killed at the mine.

By Sarah Evans
Marikana one year later: A special project
Article
/ 8 August 2013

Marikana one year later: A special project

Next week will mark a year since the Marikana massacre – a major turning point for South Africa. The M&G will bring you a special project on the day.

By Staff Reporter and Irin News
Legal Resources Centre also pulls out of Marikana commission
Article
/ 17 July 2013

Legal Resources Centre also pulls out of Marikana commission

The Legal Resources Centre has provisionally pulled out of the Farlam commission of inquiry’s proceedings, the third party to do so this week.

By Sapa
Marikana: Mpembe’s thin blue line failed miners
Article
/ 19 June 2013

Marikana: Mpembe’s thin blue line failed miners

William Mpembe might be the Farlam commission of inquiry’s best chance at understanding the forces at play in the days before the Marikana massacre.

By Sarah Evans
Mpembe: I pleaded with Marikana protesters
Article
/ 18 June 2013

Mpembe: I pleaded with Marikana protesters

Provincial deputy police commissioner William Mpembe pleaded with protesters to lay down their weapons in Marikana, the Farlam commission has heard.

By Sapa
South Africa places high premium on mine stability, says Zuma
Article
/ 13 June 2013

South Africa places high premium on mine stability, says Zuma

The government places a “high premium” on restoring stability in the mining industry, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana site to be ‘cleansed’ by family
Article
/ 13 June 2013

Marikana site to be ‘cleansed’ by family

The families of mineworkers killed in a clash with police in Marikana will conduct a cleansing ceremony of the site, says the Bojanala municipality.

By Sapa
Farlam questions Phiyega on differing statements
Article
/ 11 June 2013

Farlam questions Phiyega on differing statements

Police chief Riah Phiyega has been questioned at the Farlam commission of inquiry about two differing statements she made after the Marikana shooting.

By Devereaux Morkel
Editorial: Trust is key to a new labour deal
Article
/ 7 June 2013

Editorial: Trust is key to a new labour deal

Nobody wants a repeat of Marikana’s bloody August 16 2012. But what measures are being put in place to prevent that?

By Editorial
Farlam commission: Officer admits to drawing up Marikana plan
Article
/ 20 May 2013

Farlam commission: Officer admits to drawing up Marikana plan

Senior police officer Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Scott has admitted to drawing up the plan to deal with striking Marikana miners last year.

By Naledi Mailula
Amcu convinces Lonmin strikers to return to work
Article
/ 15 May 2013

Amcu convinces Lonmin strikers to return to work

Striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana in the North West have resolved to return to work immediately.

By Sapa
Marikana suicide was third attempt
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Marikana suicide was third attempt

The body of Lungani Mabutyana, 27, a rock drill operator, was found hanging from a tree in Wonderkop on Monday morning.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Marikana: Police did ‘not anticipate’ reaction
Article
/ 29 April 2013

Marikana: Police did ‘not anticipate’ reaction

Police did not foresee the reaction of protesting Lonmin miners to the deployment of barbed wire, the Farlam commission has heard.

By Meggan Saville
Marikana hearings move supported
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Marikana hearings move supported

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.

By Naledi Mailula
Cops knew Marikana miners used muti
Article
/ 23 April 2013

Cops knew Marikana miners used muti

Police officers knew a substance thought to be muti was given to striking Marikana mineworkers, the Farlam commission of inquiry has heard.

By Naledi Mailula
Marikana: Cop report confirms killings
Article
/ 17 April 2013

Marikana: Cop report confirms killings

A police report has confirmed that officers shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

By Sapa
No indication yet of Farlam commission move
Article
/ 16 April 2013

No indication yet of Farlam commission move

Discussions about whether to move the Farlam commission from Rustenburg to Johannesburg or Pretoria will take place when advocate Dali Mpofu returns.

By Sapa
President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt
Article
/ 15 April 2013

President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt

The presidency has announced that advocate Mbuyiseli Madlanga has been appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

By Niren Tolsi
Marikana sangoma’s mysterious murder
Article
/ 12 April 2013

Marikana sangoma’s mysterious murder

Incredible rumours surround the death of the man believed to have given the Lonmin miners muti that they believed made them invincible.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Zuma’s leadership an empty shell
Analysis
/ 8 April 2013

Zuma’s leadership an empty shell

South Africans are crying out for real leadership because they are not getting it from President Jacob Zuma, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Phiyega: I didn’t read the Marikana statement
Article
/ 4 April 2013

Phiyega: I didn’t read the Marikana statement

Police chief Riah Phiyega has admitted to signing an affidavit detailing the police’s role in the Marikana shooting without reading it.

By Naledi Mailula
Phiyega denies celebrating Marikana miners’ death
Article
/ 2 April 2013

Phiyega denies celebrating Marikana miners’ death

The police team who shot dead striking mineworkers were thanked for following protocol, says National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega.

By Naledi Mailula
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Videos
/ 22 March 2013

M&G Hangout: Phiyega in the spotlight

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.

By Staff Reporter
M&G Hangout: Phiyega takes the stand
Article
/ 20 March 2013

M&G Hangout: Phiyega takes the stand

Join us as we look at police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s testimony at the Farlam commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre.

By Staff Reporter
Lawyers criticise Phiyega’s spoonfeeding
Article
/ 14 March 2013

Lawyers criticise Phiyega’s spoonfeeding

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyegah seems to be treated "like a child who needed to be told what do say or do", according to police insiders.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Mr President, arrest this descent into police state depravity
Analysis
/ 6 March 2013

Mr President, arrest this descent into police state depravity

The banana-state militarisation of the police has led to the menace culture that brought on the death of Mido Macia and others, writes Ronnie Kasrils.

By Ronnie Kasrils and Comment Author
Strikers carried weapons ‘for protection’ at Marikana
Article
/ 21 February 2013

Strikers carried weapons ‘for protection’ at Marikana

Striking Marikana miners carried weapons for protection, after hearing that NUM members had killed two miners, the Farlam commission of inquiry heard.

By Meggan Saville
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