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South Africa: Marikana Hearings Conclude
SAPA, 14 November 2014
The public hearings of the commission of inquiry into the events at Marikana, near Rustenburg in North West, in August 2012 closed on Friday after a sitting lasting 300 days. Read more »
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South Africa: The Closing of the Marikana Commission - the Thin Blue Lie
Daily Maverick, 18 November 2014
As the final days of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry draw to a close, and a disputation of lawyers encapsulate their work over the last two years, GREG MARINOVICH reports on… Read more »
South Africa: Marikana Commission Lasted 300 Days
The Farlam Commission of Inquiry has concluded its public hearings into the events at Marikana where miners and police officers were killed during violent striking action in August of 2012.
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South Africa: Deputy President's Marikana Calls Above Board - Lawyer
SAPA, 13 November 2014
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa did nothing wrong when he phoned former police minister Nathi Mthethwa and urged him to increase the police intervention at Marikana in August… Read more »
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South Africa: Marikana Commission - Compensate the Relatives
Daily Maverick, 14 November 2014
During closing arguments at the Farlam Commission, legal teams have focused on who is responsible for the deaths. But during the course of the inquiry, relatives of the deceased… Read more »
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South Africa: Marikana Commission - Ramaphosa, Mpofu's Number One
Daily Maverick, 13 November 2014
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is accused number one, according to Dali Mpofu. For the commissioners, however, finding Cyril caused the massacre might be a leap too far as… Read more »
InFocus
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Independent lawyers appointed to help a commission set up to investigate the worst police killings since the notorious Sharpeville massacre have accused the police of fabricating ... Read more »
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Retired judge Ian Farlam has questioned national police commissioner Riah Phiyega over the use of deadly R5 assault rifles during public order policing operations. Read more »
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Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appeared before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, giving testimony about the 2012 shooting that killed 34 striking miners. Read more »
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Former police minister Nathi Mthethwa has testified before the Farlam Commission into the Marikana shootings, saying there was "no need for police to be heavy-handed when dealing ... Read more »
