Violent attacks by mineworkers at marikana
Police to wrap up arguments at Marikana Commission
An advocate representing police at the Marikana commission says miners should be charged.
16 August marks two years since the death of 34 Marikana miners at the hands of police.
The police witness has been accused of acting as an informant during the unprotected strike.
Amcu fears for miners mentioned in Mr X’s testimony after another was found dead.
Advocate Dali Mpofu spent the day cross-examining former police minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Police say violence on the platinum belt has decreased and more miners are returning to work.
Judge Ian Farlam is expected to make an important announcement when the inquiry resumes on Monday.
Striking Marikana miners want those inside the mine to down tools and join them.
It has emerged 270 Lonmin miners are being charged under an old apartheid law.
The ANC’s conference in Mangaung could be heavily influenced by the recent Lonmin shooting.
President Jacob Zuma will establish a commission of inquiry to investigate the bloodbath.
The man killed at the Lonmin mine on Tuesday was on an alleged hit list, Num’s Frans Baleni says.
Union rivalry was blamed for the killings at a Lonmin, but miners now want their salaries tripled.