Penelope Andrews lays out why prosecutions related to state capture need to happen fast.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that government had to date paid R176 million in compensation to families of the people killed when police opened fire on miners in Marikana. Cele spoke during the release of a report by a panel of experts tasked with looking into policing and crowd management as part of the recommendations made by the Farlam Commission.
National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole said that new guidelines on the use of rubber bullets were being drawn up.
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) has argued that poor leadership and weak levels of police accountability persist despite the lessons presented by the Marikana massacre.
On Sunday, the country will mark the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in the country’s history when police officials opened fire on striking Lonmin mineworkers killing 34 of them.
At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012.
Retired Judge Ian Farlam, who headed the inquiry into the Marikana massacre, believes that not much has changed and important recommendations in his report have not yet been implemented by government.
Mining union Amcu said it was still considering launching a legal challenge against the Farlam commission of inquiry's findings into the Marikana massacre.
Government is faced with a new report that police who killed the 34 striking miners were taking vengeance for two of their comrades killed two days earlier.
The multi-national panel was set up in 2016, a year after the Farlam Commission released its report on the deaths of 44 mineworkers on the platinum belt during august 2012.
Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for calling on police to take 'concomitant action' against the protesters.
The SAPS told Parliament’s police portfolio committee that government’s approach to the litigation is aimed at reaching settlements of the claims as quickly as possible.
The report was tabled in Parliament last month and was classified as confidential but is now a public document.
Phiyega instructed her legal team to challenge the Claassen Commission of Inquiry’s final report, which found that she was unfit to hold office.
The Presidency has issued an update on steps taken by government to implement the Farlam Commission of Inquiry's recommendations.
President Jacob Zuma has revealed updates on the implementation of recommendations by the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.
The Presidency says the South African Police Services has instructed its attorneys to make offers of payments.
The suspended national police commissioner faced questions about her role during the 2012 Marikana massacre.
