William Mpembe
latest news & developmentsMarikana court case back to haunt Ramaphosa
Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners
Marikana community fear murder accused and former police chief who now heads mine security
Murder accused and former provincial police deputy commissioner Wiliam Mpembe rules mine security with impunity – say people in Marikana
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 murder trial resumes
The eight-year battle for justice played out its next round in the Mahikeng high court this week
Marikana cops ‘not happy’ with command
The Farlam commission has heard that the police at Marikana were dissatisified with their commander, Major General William Mpembe.
‘Hurt’ Mpembe breaks down in tears at Farlam commission
North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe has broken down at the Farlam commission, saying he was hurt by accusation made against him.
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.
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.
Marikana inquiry: I saw cops being killed
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.
Miners’ assault: Police officers identified
Six of the 10 officers asked to attend an identity parade in connection with the assault of Lonmin miners in custody were positively identified.
Top cop in Marikana brutality claim
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating accusations of apartheid-style intimidation against one of SA’s top cops.