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Marikana cops did not help victims

Policemen did little to help the miners they shot at Marikana last year, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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Marikana families walk out on Phiyega

The families of mineworkers killed during the Marikana unrest walked out of the Farlam Commission during the cross-examination of national police commissioner R... Read Story

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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega testified that a Sowetan newspaper article shortly after the Marikana shootings misquoted her.

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Honourable Judge Ian Gordon Farlam during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy. File picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Marikana cops did not help victims
May 23 2013 at 19:17

Policemen did little to help the miners they shot at Marikana last year, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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Marikana families walk out on Phiyega
May 23 2013 at 15:28

The families of mineworkers killed during the Marikana unrest walked out of the Farlam Commission during the cross-examination of national police commissioner Riah Phiyega.

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National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega testifying at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry. File Picture: Boxer Ngwenya

Phiyega disputes Sowetan report
May 23 2013 at 14:06

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega testified that a Sowetan newspaper article shortly after the Marikana shootings misquoted her.

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White crosses erected by the DA mark the spots where 34 miners were shot dead near Marikana last year. File photo: Tiro Ramatlhatse

Marikana families distressed by testimony
May 22 2013 at 18:42

Some relatives of striking miners shot dead in Marikana last year needed medical attention after listening to a police officer’s testimony.

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Marikana commission chairperson Ian Farlam is seen during the hearing at the Civic Centre in Rustenburg. File photo: Sapa

Marikana cops were ‘prepared to kill’
May 22 2013 at 16:29

The specialised police units deployed in Marikana during labour unrest were given the means to kill striking miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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File image - Honourable Judge Ian Gordon Farlam during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy at which 44 people were killed and scores injured. Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Scott owns up to Marikana plan
May 20 2013 at 19:53

Senior police officer Lt-Col Duncan Scott has admitted to drawing up the plan to deal with striking Marikana miners last year.

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Advocate and Judicial Services Commission spokesman Dumisa Ntsebeza. Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Scott’s statement mirrors SAPS
May 20 2013 at 16:10

An affidavit by Lt-Col Duncan Scott mirrors a statement presented by the SA Police Service, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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Honourable Judge Ian Gordon Farlam during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy. File picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Marikana cop plan ‘a collective effort’
May 20 2013 at 15:54

The police's operational plan for the Marikana unrest was a compilation of the input of all the commanders involved in the mission, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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Association of mineworkers and construction union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa with AMCU national treasurer Jimmy Gama during a media briefing. Picture: Tiro Ramatlhatse

Marikana cops could have done more
May 17 2013 at 15:25

Amcu’s lawyer says the police should have intervened when the union's president told them Lonmin was not willing to engage with workers.

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Marikana commission chairperson Ian Farlam is seen during the hearing at the Civic Centre in Rustenburg. File photo: Sapa

Calitz ordered Marikana cops to engage
May 16 2013 at 16:53

Brigadier Adriaan Calitz can be heard giving the order in a video clip taken from a helicopter during the police's dispersal operation at Marikana.

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