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Retired judge Ian Farlam says a personal apology from Cyril Ramaphosa would help families of the dead to heal.

Marikana: There should have been disciplinary proceeding, says Ian Farlam

The chair of the commission of inquiry says a personal apology from Cyril Ramaphosa would help families of the dead to heal

Coming out fighting: Riah Phiyega contends she has been made a ‘scapegoat’ for the Marikana massacre. (Herman Verwey/Gallo Images/Beeld)

Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers

Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her

Riah Phiyega was two months into her job as national commissioner when police killed 34 striking miners in the North West town of Marikana on 16 August 2012.

Phiyega bid to sidestep Marikana massacre dismissed

Ex-police commissioner Riah Phiyega hoped to quash findings including colluding in a cover-up and misleading the public about what happened at the platinum mine in 2012.

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‘Miners did not shoot at police’ – new Marikana report

New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre

The Farlam commission of inquiry.

​Marikana commission postpones Mr X’s testimony

Head commissioner Ian Farlam has granted the SAPS a postponement for Mr X’s testimony to be heard on June 19 rather than June 9.

Support group tells Farlam not to be part of Marikana ‘whitewash’

The Marikana Support Campaign says the Farlam commission’s new terms of reference could exonerate those responsible for the massacre.

Officials were struggling to cope with the scale of death and destruction

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.

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

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".

Marikana’s Mr X to testify in camera

Police witness Mr X will be allowed to testify in camera by video link but his name and photo must be disclosed to the evidence leaders and parties.

Officials were struggling to cope with the scale of death and destruction

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.

The Farlam Commission has begun and so far it has shown that the bodies of miners weren’t limited to a specific spot

Marikana operation flawed, says evidence leader

The operational commander at Marikana has admitted he became aware of the deadly shootings at Lonmin mine nearly an hour after the incident occured.

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.

Mpofu to return to Farlam comission this week

After leaving in the wake of his stabbing in East London, advocate Dali Mpofu is set to return to the Farlam commission of inquiry this week.

This week we chat to M&G reporters Niren Tolsi and Kwanele Sosibo who have been following the commission closely.

Marikana commission: We take your questions

The eagerly anticipated Marikana inquiry has begun and we want your questions ahead of our live video with our reporters who are tracking the story.

Police testimony at the commission continues to be delivered amid an atmosphere of increasing volatility and outrage.

Farlam commission hears NUM ‘shot at protesters’

A worker has told the Farlam commission that NUM members shot at protesters during the massacre at the Lonmin mine in Marikana in August.

Being arguably the most significant witness to take the stand so far

Marikana inquiry rejects postponement bid

Lawyers representing the victims of the shooting at Lonmin’s Marikana mine have failed to have the judicial inquiry into the incident postponed.

This week we chat to M&G reporters Niren Tolsi and Kwanele Sosibo who have been following the commission closely.
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Farlam commission launches into Marikana shooting

The commission has shown that the bodies of miners were not limited to a specific spot, as video footage suggested, but were spread over a vast area.

Rights body defends its Marikana inquiry

The South African Human Rights Commission says it is obliged to investigate alleged human rights violations, despite Parliament’s disapproval.

Retired judge Ian Farlam.

Marikana commission under pressure to act quickly

The commission of inquiry’s terms of reference are far-reaching, its deadlines tight and its worth in doubt.

Court swayed by homeowner’s golf-ball misery

The Supreme Court of Appeal agreed on Thursday with a golf-estate homeowner that he is entitled to relief for badly aimed golf balls from the sixth hole at the Milnerton golf…