S. African Court Dismisses Marikana Appeal
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 the court has been dubbed as an insult to workers by the Marikana Support Campaign.
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South Africa:
Concourt Dismisses Marikana Application
SAPA, 19 August 2013
An application to compel the State to fund the legal costs of miners wounded in the Marikana shootings last year was dismissed by the Constitutional Court on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana - President Zuma and DOJ Must Step in and Fund Miners' Legal Fees
DA, 19 August 2013
The DA notes the Constitutional Court decision today to dismiss Advocate Dali Mpofu's appeal to compel the state to fund the mineworkers' legal representation at the Farlam… Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana Healing, Sans Government, the ANC or Num
Daily Maverick, 19 August 2013
The absence of the ANC, its alliance partners and its cadres deployed to government from the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Marikana Massacre last Friday was noted… Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana Funding Issue Unresolved
SAPA, 25 July 2013
Lawyers for the miners wounded and arrested during labour unrest in Marikana last year are still seeking interim funding, the Farlam Commission was told on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Marikana Funding Tussle Regretted
SAPA, 23 July 2013
The onus for a credible Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana shootings lies on the government, the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac) said on… Read more »
InFocus
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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 »