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Marikana cops could have done more

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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KZN man held for Marikana witness killing

The alleged murderer of a sangoma killed before he could testify at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry has been arrested.

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Marikana unrest known as 'Amcu unrest'

Police officials had labelled last year's Marikana unrest as an “Amcu unrest”, the Farlam Commission heard.

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Some of the miners injured and arrested during the Marikana unrest claimed they were trapped on a hill by the police, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard. File photo: Sapa

Marikan reaction ‘not anticipated’
April 29 2013 at 19:36

Police did not foresee the reaction of protesting Lonmin miners to the deployment of barbed wire, the Farlam Commission heard.

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A police officer fires shots to disperse miners at Lonmin's Marikana operation. File photo: Reuters

Cops’ Marikana decision taken before Aug 16
April 29 2013 at 15:42

A police decision to end a gathering of striking miners at Marikana was taken before the fatal shooting on August 16, the Farlam Commission 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

Marikana hearings move supported
April 26 2013 at 13:56

Most parties involved in the Farlam Commission of Inquiry support a call for its hearings to be moved from Rustenburg to Pretoria.

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George Bizos during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy at which 44 people were killed and scores injured. File picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Marikana hearings until 2014: lawyers
April 25 2013 at 19:29

Lawyers at the hearings into the Marikana unrest are worried that the proceedings will drag on until 2014, the Farlam Commission 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

Lessons learned from Marikana: SAPS
April 25 2013 at 17:56

Police are reviewing several operational aspects following the Marikana wage-related unrest last year that left 44 people dead, the Farlam Commission heard.

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File photo: Lawyer Dali Mpofu was stabbed and robbed near East London's Eastern Beach.

Mpofu to return to Marikana commission
April 25 2013 at 14:56

Advocate Dali Mpofu is expected to rejoin the Farlam Commission of Inquiry this week.

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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

Communication problems at Marikana
April 25 2013 at 13:45

Police had not anticipated the communications difficulties they faced during the Marikana unrest, the Farlam Commission heard.

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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 cops had contingency plan
April 24 2013 at 19:34

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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

Senior cops absent at Marikana shooting
April 24 2013 at 17:04

Senior police officers were not at the scene where 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead in Marikana, the Farlam Commission 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

Cops did not anticipate mass arrests
April 24 2013 at 14:34

Police had not anticipated making as many arrests as they did during the Marikana unrest, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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