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Chair of the state capture commission Raymond Zondo (L) handed over the first of the report to President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) on 4 January 2022. Picture: GCIS.

Marikana massacre

It’s imperative that SA moves fast on state capture prosecutions. Here’s why

By The Conversation

Penelope Andrews lays out why prosecutions related to state capture need to happen fast.

  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Ramaphosa: I never avoided going to Marikana

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has been asked about the outstanding matter of compensation for the families of those killed.

    260 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament. Picture: GCIS

    Ramaphosa facing questions on economy, Marikana, civil unrest in Parly session

    The president can expect more probing questions on the underlying racial tensions in the country and what measures are in place to advance nation-building.

    261 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    35 Marikana claimants rejected govt's R500k offer, Solicitor-General reveals

    The families have claimed R1.5 million each for general and constitutional damages.

    277 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    More than R170m paid out to Marikana massacre claimants so far, says govt

    Describing the horrific events as an incident, Solicitor-General Pandelani said that the government was briefing the public on the progress to demystify the narrative that it was not caring.

    277 days ago
  • Government provides update on Marikana reparations

    Solicitor General Fhedzisani Pandelani from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development gave an update on reparations for the families of 34 miners who were killed by police during a protest at Lonmin mine in 2012.

    277 days ago
  • 5% of free-carried interest for mineworkers, implores the Mining Charter

    Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gave a keynote address at a memorial lecture held on 17 August 2021 by Sibanye-Stillwater in commemoration of 34 mineworkers who were killed in 2012 in Marikana. In the address, Mantashe mentioned that the current Mining Charter implored mines to give mineworkers 5% of free-carried interest so that they could continue to exploit the riches of their labour beyond wages. #MarikanaMassacre #GwedeMantashe #SibanyeStillwater

    278 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Ramaphosa, Sibanye facing legal action over Marikana commitments

    Advocate Dali Mpofu represents miners who were injured or arrested. He said that apart from monetary compensation, Ramaphosa and the mine, now called Sibanye, must do right by those affected by the tragic events of 16 August.

    278 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Amcu warns of Marikana repeat if SA's economic policies not reformed

    Monday, 16 August marked exactly nine years since 34 miners were shot dead by police in Rustenburg.

    278 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    EFF gives NPA 3 months to act on Ramaphosa for Marikana massacre

    The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) is holding a commemoration ceremony in honour of the 34 mine workers who were shot dead by police on this day in 2012.

    279 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Amcu: We will continue to remember Marikana massacre until justice is served

    Monday marks exactly nine years since 34 miners who had been striking for better pay and acceptable working and living conditions were gunned down by police in Rustenburg.

    279 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Unacceptable that families of Marikana victims still seeking justice - AISA

    Executive director of Amnesty International South Africa, Shenilla Mohamed, said that the widows of Marikana and the public in general needed closure in the form of accountability from government.

    279 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    The Marikana massacre's effect on the law and SA's union landscape

    The Marikana massacre gave mineworkers an opportunity to choose a union that they believed best represented their interests rather than stay with majority unions.

    279 days ago
  • Marikana miners wait for religious leaders to address them. Picture: Andrea van Wyk/EWN.

    Remembering Marikana: 9 years later and no one held accountable for murders

    The country will commemorate a defining moment in its history and young democracy in which mineworkers who embarked on a three-week strike for better wages were gunned down in the North West.

    280 days ago
  • A large group of South African Police Service (SAPS) officers disperse a group of students who were blocking roads during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on 10 March 2021. Picture: Emmanuel Croset/AFP

    Researcher casts doubt on SAPS management's ability to apply policing reforms

    Independent police researcher David Bruce served on a panel of experts that put together a report on policing and crowd control following an inquiry into the Marikana Massacre.

    418 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele during nedia briefing where he gave deatil on policing during the COVID-19 lockdown. Tuesday, 22 September 2020: Picture: Twitter/@GovernmentZA

    VIDEO: Cele: Govt has paid R176m to compensate families of Marikana workers

    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.

    419 days ago
  • A large group of South African Police Service (SAPS) officers disperse a group of students who were blocking roads during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on 10 March 2021. Picture: Emmanuel Croset/AFP

    Sitole: Police won't stop using rubber bullets but review on protest use coming

    National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole said that new guidelines on the use of rubber bullets were being drawn up.

    419 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele during media briefing on Crime statistics during COVID-19 lockdown in Pretoria on 22 May 2020. Picture: Twitter

    Cele: Govt has paid R176m so far to families of murdered Marikana miners

    The minister has been speaking 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.

    419 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/Eyewitness News.

    Marikana residents want employers to fulfill promises 9 years after massacre

    They're demanding 800 immediate jobs, business opportunities for local companies, an upgrade of the taxi rank and shelters for hawkers.

    430 days ago
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