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  • FILE: National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Marikana report: Riah Phiyega not fit for office

    The Marikana Support Campaign is in possession of the document which details findings made by the inquiry.

    2601 days ago
  • FILE: Judge Ian Farlam, chairperson of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry. Picture: AFP.

    Farlam to hand Marikana findings over to presidency

    It’s unclear whether the presidency will make the Marikana Commission of Inquiry Report public.

    2608 days ago
  • FILE: Former Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Picture: GCIS.

    ‘Mthethwa didn’t meddle in Marikana operation'

    The former police minister's lawyer says he gave no operational order.

    2746 days ago
  • FILE: Miners gather on the koppie in Marikana ahead of the anniversary of the shooting in which 34 miners were killed. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    Families of Marikana victims call for further investigations

    The families say the killings at the North West Platinum mine in 2012 cannot be justified.

    2748 days ago
  • FILE: The Farlam Commission of Inquiry is in its final phase after sitting for 293 days. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Marikana Inquiry: Police's claim of self-defence not justified

    Advocate George Bizos says the 'no-one-to-blame' conclusion is no longer a proper finding.

    2753 days ago
  • The retired South African judge, Ian Farlam, at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN

    Farlam Commission of Inquiry resumes today

    The commission will start hearing final arguments from various legal teams.

    2754 days ago
  • FILE: A top Lonmin official has told the Farlam Commission of Inquiry that the company refused to reopen wage negations with striking miners in 2012 because it would have been illegal. Picture: EWN.

    Marikana: ‘Reopening wage negotiations would've been illegal’

    A top Lonmin official says they were already a year into a wage agreement which had been signed and accepted.

    2805 days ago
  • The chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Thandi Modise. Picture: Sapa.

    Modise shields Ramaphosa on Marikana

    An EFF MP was stopped from asking Cyril Ramaphosa about his role in Marikana.

    2823 days ago
  • FILE: Former Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu. Picture: Sapa.

    Shabangu: I wasn't influenced by Ramaphosa

    Advocate Dali Mpofu, who is representing the miners, is claiming that either Shabangu or Ramaphosa is lying.

    2825 days ago
  • FILE: Miners gather on the koppie in Marikana ahead of the anniversary of the shooting in which 34 miners were killed. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    NPA withdraws charges against Marikana miners

    The group was charged with public violence, illegal gathering and possession of dangerous weapons.

    2831 days ago
  • Widows holding onto red candles to symbolise the blood that was spilt. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Fallen Marikana miners hailed as brave leaders

    The 34 miners who were killed in 2012 were remembered at the two year anniversary on Saturday.

    2833 days ago
  • Widows holding onto red candles to symbolise the blood that was spilt. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Marikana families call for monument for fallen miners

    Lonmin and the government were absent from the Marikana commemoration rally.

    2834 days ago
  • A cross erected on the Koppie after the massacre as a symbol of the lives lost two years ago in Marikana. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Dozens arrive for Marikana anniversary

    Many people are singing and dancing just below the Koppie where their colleagues were killed.

    2835 days ago
  • Crosses on the koppie in Marikana, where 34 miners were killed in a standoff with police on 16 August 2012. Picture: Christa van der Walt/EWN.

    Marikana: Nation remembers shootings today

    Hundreds are expected to gather at the Koppie today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.

    2835 days ago
  • Gia Nicolaides.

    Marikana: A day no one will forget

    Gia Nicolaides recounts her personal experience of the Marikana shootings.

    2836 days ago
  • Several organisations joined forces to stage a demonstration at Parliament today ahead of the two year anniversary of the Marikana shootings. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN.

    Marikana: Protesters call for harsh action against police

    Several organisations joined forces to stage a demonstration at Parliament today.

    2836 days ago
  • A congregation holds a prayer session at the scene of the Lonmin's Marikana shooting on 19 August 2012. Picture: EWN

    Marikana: Two years on

    16 August marks two years since the death of 34 Marikana miners at the hands of police.

    2836 days ago
  • Police open fire at protesting workers at the Lonmin mine in Marikana, North West on 16 August, 2012. Picture: EWN.

    Marikana: Remembering the fallen

    Victims of the 2012 shooting will be remembered at a commemoration rally this weekend.

    2836 days ago
  • FILE: Crosses on the koppie in Marikana, where 34 miners were killed in a standoff with police on 16 August 2012. Picture: Christa Eybers /EWN.

    Marikana: Rally to mark anniversary of shootings

    Thirty four miners were killed and 78 others wounded during a stand-off with police on 16 August 2012.

    2837 days ago
  • FILE: Retired South African Judge Ian Farlam at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Marikana: Families blame Lonmin, police

    Relatives of the victims shared their personal stories of heartache during the inquiry on Wednesday.

    2838 days ago
  • FILE: Crosses on the koppie in Marikana, where 34 miners were killed in a standoff with police on 16 August 2012. Picture: Christa Eybers /EWN.

    Marikana: Widow collapses during testimony

    Several widows of miners who were killed in the Marikana shootings have broken down at the Farlam inquiry.

    2838 days ago
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