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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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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

Cop forgot to record Marikana event
April 23 2013 at 19:10

A policeman handling a water cannon at Marikana forgot to switch on the camera in the vehicle, resulting in a gap in the footage, 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

Commission hears of stolen cop radio
April 23 2013 at 16:37

Police radio communication in Marikana could have been compromised by a robbery before 34 striking miners were shot dead, the Farlam Commission heard.

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Striking Lonmin miners marching in Marikana outside Rustenburg. File photo: Boxer Ngwenya

‘Protesters threatened Marikana cops’
April 23 2013 at 13:27

Protesting Marikana mineworkers threatened the police hours before police shot at them, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry 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.

Cop gives details of Marikana plan
April 23 2013 at 13:02

Firing rubber bullets was meant to be the last resort to disperse striking workers in Marikana, the Farlam Commission heard.

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Cops knew of Marikana muti
April 23 2013 at 13:02

Police officers knew a substance thought to be muti was given to striking Marikana mineworkers, the Farlam Commission heard.

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

Cop informer killed at Marikana
April 22 2013 at 18:49

A police informant was killed in Marikana, North West, amid the wage-related unrest last year, the Farlam Commission heard.

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Marikana commission chairman Ian Farlam

Fewer cops in Marikana on fatal day
April 22 2013 at 15:28

Police numbers in Marikana had been declining in the week that 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead, the Farlam Commission heard.

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

SAPS tactical head at Marikana inquiry
April 22 2013 at 13:43

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry has started cross-examining police special tactical operations head Maj-Gen Charl Annandale.

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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

Cops have not contacted Marikana families
April 18 2013 at 17:11

Police have not made contact with the families of the 34 miners they shot dead in Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard.

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

Phiyega’s ‘tough luck’ attitude revealed
April 18 2013 at 14:05

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