16 August 2013 marks a year on from South Africa's deadly Marikana mine dispute which left thirty four miners dead. In memory of those who lost their ... see more »
It's been exactly a year since 34 miners were shot by police during a labour strike at Marikana. Today the Marikana Commemoration Day is being held ... see more »
Zuma visits Lonmin miners, 22 August 2012
In the aftermath of the Lonmin killings, and as strike action in the platinum and gold sectors threaten to grind the mining sector to a halt, Marikana miners are back where it all ... Read more »
Attempts at a memorial service to honour the slain miners denigrated into a political boxing match. This after residents of the settlement next to the Marikana shaft of the Lonmin ... Read more »
Nationwide memorial services have been held for the miners who lost their lives in the Marikana tragedy. Thirty-four people were killed and 78 others sustained injuries in clashes ... Read more »
The violent clashes between police and striking miners that left scores dead and several injured sparked concern and outrage the world over. As the details of what exactly caused ... Read more »
A report quoting an unnamed source has revealed that the autopsies done on miners killed by police during the Marikana protests were shot in the back. Read more »
The murder charges brought against the 270 mineworkers were withdrawn and they will be released on a warning. They would have been tried under the "common purpose" doctrine - a law ... Read more »
While many are still trying to come to terms with what exactly happened after violent clashes turned deadly at Lonmin's Marikana mine, some are marking the historic tragedy in ... Read more »
Some Marikana miners who have been released after being charged, say they were on the receiving end of brutal violence while in police custody. Read more »
Families of miners killed by police at Marikana in South Africa's North-West Province had to be treated after viewing footage of the tragedy. And lawyers for miners arrested and ... Read more »
President Jacob Zuma has announced the composition and terms of reference of the judicial commission of inquiry into the Marikana tragedy where 34 mine workers were killed and 78 ... Read more »
Allafrica brings you a selection of our partner coverage on Lonmin's Marikana mine killings. Read more »
Evidence indicate that an attempt had been made to alter the scene of the Lonmin mine shootings, says the Marikana Commission of Inquiry. Read more »
South Africa's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application to compel the government to fund the legal costs of miners wounded in the Marikana shootings last year. The move by ... Read more »
Deputy police commissioner William Mpembe was questioned at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on about police plans to manage the Marikana unrest. Police shot dead 34 striking ... Read more »
As the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the shootings at Marikana gets under way, questions have been raised about police planning before a shooting that left 34 striking miners ... Read more »
The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of 34 miners at Marikana in August last year has heard from a union member, who is being questioned on his knowledge of muti ... Read more »
The ongoing Farlam Commission of inquiry into the deaths of 34 miners at Marikana has heard from one survivor that police officers were lying to the commission about events during ... Read more »
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has been cross-examined by different legal teams at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry. The role Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa played ... Read more »
The traditional healer believed to have performed protection rituals on protesting Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana, North West, has been shot dead. He was meant to testify at the ... Read more »
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended police for statements they made ahead of the Marikana shooting at the Lonmin mine in August. Phiyega is currently being ... Read more »
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