Community patrollers in the Philippi East informal settlement in the Western Cape are "tired of begging" for police.
After dark, they would take to the streets of one of Cape Town’s most dangerous communities, often armed with only determination.
The union is split after insider claims that its bosses reassured British investors after the massacre
‘The Civicus Monitor, an online tool that tracks threats to civil society around the world, rates South Africa’s civic space as "narrowed"’
ANC presidential hopeful at the Marikana Anniversary was ‘short-sighted’ and ‘ill-advised’.
If the wannabe president expected a smooth ride in the province, things turned out very differently
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union has warned political parties to follow "proper protocol" when attempting to access the koppie
ANC Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has reportedly been chased from the site of the Marikana massacre.
The victims’ families nurse their pain away from the public gaze; officials and politicians grab the limelight and shape the narrative
It’s five years since miners were gunned down by the police yet no one has been found culpable, nor have the families been compensated.
The Marikana housing activist will be released on bail on Friday following six months in jail.
Who was Tiny Rowland, and why was he jetting into Waterkloof three decades before the Guptas were offered this privileged access?
Marikana – The Musical plays it by the book and foolishly aims for the single story
There remains little leadership and direction from government on improving the accountability and services of the police
"ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa backed out from addressing the National Union of Mineworkers members for the third time this month."
Another BASF shareholder meeting has come and gone without resolution on reparations.
Napoleon Webster’s lawyers launch a high court appeal against a refusal to grant him bail
New web archives give the public access to the full range of evidence from the Farlam commission.
The inquiry found that the suspended police commissioner was not fit to hold office and that she lied to the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.
The presidency says the company has been too slow to build accommodation for its workers, many of whom still live in temporary shacks.
Lonmin was threatened with having its mining rights revoked if it doesn’t improve its housing plan.
Excavating lesser-known stories of miners and unionists in the platinum belt not only sheds light on Marikana but also humanises the tragedy.
An escalation of intelligence-led operations and a wish to use military weapons give insight into increasingly violent strategies of the SAPS.
The mining company is accused of "undermining black lives" after a latrine project yielded just two working toilets.
The mining company is accused of ‘undermining black lives’ by leaving a toilet project unfinished.
Relatives are going the legal route to try to quantify their pain
Mmusi Maimane and UDM leader Bantu Holomisa also each donated R50 000 of their own personal funds to the trust.
Here are just a few of the post-Marikana incidents that have significantly impacted on miners’ lives.
This list was compiled by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri).
In 2013, the M&G set out to document the effect the tragedy had on the families of the dead miners. Read and download this special supplement.
A film studies lecturer and filmmaker explains why Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” is one of the director’s most influential films.
Time has washed over that terrible chapter in our history but the scars on the victims’ families is a reminder of the tragedy still being played out.