Marikana

Round-table will aim to resolve Marikana claims

Government lawyers will invite legal representatives of all claimants involved in the Marikana civil claim to a round-table discussion, the presidency said on Tuesday. “The meeting will be aimed at discussing the process to resolve the claims in a manner which is transparent, effective and expeditious,” spokesperson Bongani Majola said[…]

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Marikana ‘cast member’ statement an error: ANC

The ANC on Wednesday said congratulating the ‘cast members’ of the award-winning Miners Shot Down documentary was a regrettable error. “The statement erroneously referred to the crew as the cast, singling them out for praise on their achievement,” spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said in a statement. “Any harm that such an[…]

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Summons served on Ramaphosa

Miners arrested and injured at Marikana want Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to apologise and compensate all those who were affected, their lawyer said on Thursday. Lawyer Andries Nkome confirmed to News24 that a summons was served on Ramaphosa at the end of October. “The summons was served two weeks ago[…]

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Timeline of events that tainted Phiyega’s image

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega was suspended on Wednesday after little more than three years in the job. But things have gone from bad to worse for the commissioner since the shooting in Marikana when police opened fire on 44 people in strike-related unrest at Lonmin’s platinum mine. Phiyega was[…]

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ConCourt agrees on Marikana miners’ legal aid

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a bid by Legal Aid SA to appeal a High Court judgment that it provide legal aid to miners arrested and injured during the strike at Marikana. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) said in a statement on Tuesday that a judgment in the High Court[…]

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Phiyega shouldn’t be Marikana scapegoat: DA

National police commissioner, Riah Phiyega should not go down alone for the events that unfolded in Marikana three years ago, the Democratic Alliance said on Saturday. The Presidency on Friday announced that an inquiry had been instituted into allegations of misconduct and/or whether Phiyega is fit to hold office. This[…]

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Students call on UCT to cut ties with mining company

In August 2012 South African police opened fire on striking mineworkers at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana. The Marikana massacre was the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1960 in which 34 mineworkers were killed. The incident made world headlines and[…]

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Marikana anniversary and neoliberal plunder

OPINION by Mandeep Tiwana/Cathal Gilbert – Since August 16, 2012, South Africans have been coming to terms with the police killing of 34 striking mineworkers at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana. This biggest massacre by police of civilians in post-apartheid South Africa continues to haunt the collective conscience of[…]

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Labour disputes mustn’t turn to bloodshed: Cosatu

A labour dispute must never turn to bloodshed, Cosatu said as it remembered the events of Marikana on the shooting’s anniversary on Sunday. “The Congress of South African Trade Unions remembers the loss of lives suffered by South Africa before, during and after the Marikana tragedy three years ago,” it[…]

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