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Calls to develop mining community continue on anniversary of the Marikana massacre
Twelve-years after 34 miners were killed in the Marikana massacre calls to develop the mining community continue to mount. Four…
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Justice Dept says R352 million in compensation paid out to Marikana massacre victims
The Department of Justice says it has paid out R352 million in compensation to the victims of the Marikana massacre.…
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Police investigated for death of Marikana victim’s brother
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is probing the killing of the younger brother of one of the victims of…
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Marikana miners warn of a second massacre
Disgruntled community members of the mining town of Marikana have warned Sibanye-Stillwater, formerly Lonmin, another Marikana massacre is looming if…
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Some Marikana Massacre victims yet to be compensated
While millions of rands of compensation were paid to the families of the 34 mineworkers who died and those who…
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SAPS questioned on finalisation of policies regarding using lethal force during protests
Members of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee have questioned why eleven years after the Marikana massacre, the South African Police Service…
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State attorney: Government settled over R330 million in damages for Marikana victims
The government has paid over R330 million in damages to the families and victims of the Marikana massacre. Providing an…
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NPA accused of dragging its feet in Marikana Massacre prosecutions
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has lambasted the National Prosecuting Authority for delaying the prosecution on the…
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SA marks 11 years since Marikana Massacre, NPA accused of dragging its feet
Scores of mineworkers are expected to gather at the infamous Marikana Koppie near Rustenburg in the North West to commemorate…
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UDM’s Holomisa: EFF has enhanced checks and balances of our political system
Some opposition parties banded together with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to celebrate the red berets’ milestone, marking a decade…
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There has been no justice for the victims of the Marikana Massacre: EFF
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) say there has been no justice for the victims of the Marikana Massacre. The party…
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Marikana protesters take their grievances to Parliament
On Tuesday, the country marks 10 years since the Marikana massacre. In 2012, mine workers went on strike for a…
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Amcu expects thousands at Marikana massacre memorial
Tuesday marks 10 years since police opened fire on striking miners in Marikana in the North West. A total of…
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Marikana massacre: Family still counting losses 10 years after the tragedy
As South Africa and the international community reflect on the horror that was the Marikana massacre when 34 men were…
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Marikana Massacre: Families of 44 victims still want truth about what happened
Almost a decade after the Marikana Massacre, the families of the 44 men who died that fateful day and in…
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Fhedzisani Pandelani: Marikana tragedy prompted policies for fast-tracking settlements
The office of the Solicitor-General said that it had been prompted by the Marikana Massacre to develop policies that fast-track…
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Marikana Massacre survivors await apology from President Ramaphosa
Survivors of the Marikana Massacre said they were still awaiting an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa, 10 years after the…
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Marikana tragedy: Affected families to get update on compensation, 10 years later
Solicitor-General Fhedzisani Pandelani is expected to give an update on Wednesday on the compensation awarded to those affected by the…
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Cyril Ramaphosa in hot soup over bloody Marikana massacre
A scathing court ruling has found President Cyril Ramaphosa might carry some blame for the lead-up to the bloody Marikana…
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Marikana miners want Cyril Ramaphosa to unconditionally apologise
Marikana miners and their families are demanding an apology from Cyril Ramaphosa. It’s part of a civil case against him…
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Marikana Massacre: Miners call for recusal of judge
The court case, in which survivors of the Marikana massacre are facing off against President Cyril Ramaphosa and Sibanye Stillwater,…
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President Ramaphosa to update Parliament on government’s economic recovery plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to update Parliament this week on a range of issues, including the government’s progress in…
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Over R170 million paid out to Marikana massacre claimants so far, says govt
The government said that it had paid just over R170 million to the different classes of claimants who were affected…
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Millions paid to Marikana claimants, says government
The government says it has already started paying compensation for the Marikana massacre and it wants to wrap up the…
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Prosecute Cyril Ramaphosa for Marikana Massacre, or we will – Malema to NPA
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Monday challenged the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to issue a certificate of…
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Call for public holiday to mark Marikana tragedy #MarikanaMassacre
Activists and the families fighting for justice for the mineworkers killed in the Marikana massacre want August 16 to be…
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9 years and still no justice for Marikana families
Monday is nine years since the Marikana massacre where 34 miners died at the hands of police. The Socio-Economic Rights…
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Marikana massacre: 4 cops acquitted of all charges
Former North West Deputy Police Commissioner Mzondase Mpembe and three other senior police officers have been acquitted of all three…
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Marikana massacre: 9 years later, residents want employers to fulfill promises
Nine years after the Marikana massacre in the North West, mining communities in that area are marching to the Tharisa…
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Marikana massacre: State’s case against charged cops takes a beating
The state’s case against half a dozen policemen charged with the deaths of five people – including two from within…
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SABC footage used to show events leading to Marikana massacre
SABC news video footage was used in court to depict visuals of some of the events that saw two police…
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CCTV operator describes scenes where 5 people were allegedly killed in Marikana
The incident, which allegedly claimed five lives three days prior to the Marikana massacre, was replayed in the North West…
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Marikana massacre: Four policemen appear in court
Eight-years after the Marikana massacre, it seems the wheels of justice are slowly turning. Four police officials have appeared at…
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Marikana victims give President Ramaphosa 2 weeks to apologise and pay up
Advocate Dali Mpofu, on behalf of clients, has given President Cyril Ramaphosa two weeks to apologize and compensate all wounded…
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Marikana massacre wants President Cyril Ramaphosa in court
A survivor of the Marikana massacre wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear in court and answer for his part in…
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Eight years later, children of miners killed in Marikana still await justice
As the country prepares to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Marikana massacre this Sunday, the children of the men…
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Disconnect between business and state contributed to Marikana massacre
Interactions between business and government created the underlying conditions that gave rise to what happened. The Marikana massacre, in which…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says never again on Marikana massacre
President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out on the Marikana tragedy to mark seven years since the event happened, saying this…
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Life in Marikana has never been the same
Some of the youth in Marikana say the day of the massacre will forever be stained in their minds. Some…
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Rights groups demand police accountability for Marikana massacre
R2K’s national outreach organiser, Bongani Xezwa, said justice had to be served for the people of Marikana to find closure.…
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Police officers linked to Marikana deaths due in court
Six years after the Marikana massacre, nine police officers will appear in court on Monday. They face several charges including murder, attempted…
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