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Scott owns up to Marikana plan

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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Scott’s statement mirrors SAPS

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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Marikana cop plan ‘a collective effort’

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 Inq... Read Story

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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega. File photo: Bongani Mbatha

I told SAPS to be resilient: Phiyega
March 14 2013 at 19:09

Commissioner Riah Phiyega told mourners and police officers to be resilient at the funeral of an officer, 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

Questions on Marikana remain
March 14 2013 at 18:40

Vital questions remained unanswered about the Marikana shooting, after the first day of police chief Riah Phiyega's testimony.

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

Marikana regrettable, says Phiyega
March 14 2013 at 15:40

Rustenburg - The shooting at Marikana, in North West, in August was regrettable, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega told the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on Thursday.

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Ian Farlam is overseeing the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into events surrounding the shooting of 34 Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana.

Marikana miner’s evidence complete
March 13 2013 at 19:38

Lonmin miner Mzoxolo Magidiwana broke down and cried twice prior to wrapping up his evidence before the Farlam Commission.

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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega. File photo: Bongani Mbatha

Farlam sets date for Phiyega testimony
March 13 2013 at 14:51

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega will not give evidence before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, said its chairman.

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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

Miner breaks down at Marikana hearing
March 13 2013 at 14:32

Lonmin miner Mzoxolo Magidiwana broke down and cried when new footage of the August 16 shooting at Marikana was shown at a Farlam Commission.

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Police Commissioner to testify on Marikana
March 12 2013 at 17:54

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega is scheduled to testify before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana shooting.

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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

Lonmin should have acted sooner: witness
March 12 2013 at 16:22

Lonmin platinum mine could have prevented the August 16 Marikana shooting had it acted sooner, a miner told the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

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Karel Tip SC represents the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikan shooting tragedy. File picture: Itumeleng English

NUM questions miner
March 12 2013 at 16:05

The NUM sought to establish how often a miner carried two weapons during a wildcat strike by Lonmin mineworkers last August.

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Advocate Vuyani Ngalwana, counsel for the police at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana disaster. File picture: Leon Nicholas

Miner’s version of events questioned
March 11 2013 at 18:40

A miner's version of the August 16 Marikana shooting was questioned by the Farlam Commission of Inquiry in Rustenburg.

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