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No justice left behind after the Marikana massacre
Close to a decade after the Marikana massacre, President Cyril Ramaphosa has not visited the survivors as he promised to do, judges have acquitted police officers, children can’t…
Marikana violence was avoidable, Mahikeng court hears
Testimony about the events of 13 August 2012, when five people died at Marikana, has provided new details of the police’s incompetent handling of the striking mineworker situation.
Marikana murder trial resumes
The eight-year battle for justice played out its next round in the Mahikeng high court this week
Senior cop questioned about involvement in Marikana strike
The SAPS has quizzed Lieutenant Colonel Salmon Vermaak about an episode where he instructed a junior police officer to fire at a protester in 2012.
Marikana: ‘Fall guy’ cop cuts a lonely figure
North West air wing chief Salmon Vermaak has broken ranks to give his ‘true’ version of the Marikana events.