updated Mon. September 16, 2024
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HuffPost South Africa
March 26, 2018
... Jacob Zuma, the EFF liked to portray itself as the vehicle of the country's underdogs opposed to the arrogance of its political and corporate elites, an image which it burnished through its championing of those killed by police at Marikana. The overwhelming majority of South Africa's people are underdogs,Ãâà...
Citizen
March 16, 2018
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) believe the six-year wait for the court proceedings of the police officers implicated in the Marikana killings may not be a bad thing. “Given that the National Prosecuting Authority has decided to proceed with this case shows that they believe they have a very strong caseÃâà...
defenceWeb
March 16, 2018
They were the first officers to face charges over what has become known as the “Marikana massacre” in which police opened fire on a group of people ... The total death toll from the bloodiest security incident in post-apartheid South Africa was 44 with 10 people killed in clashes leading up to the shooting,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 16, 2018
A photo album that depicted a dead miner in the back of a police truck, is among the evidence that Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) officers had uncovered while probing the 2012 murders at Marikana. The police truck had been used to transport miners from the scene where miners wereÃâà...
SowetanLIVE Sunday World
March 15, 2018
Joseph Mathunjwa, the president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), is disappointed that only seven police officers will be charged in connection with the murder of mineworkers during the Marikana strike. The seven officers are expected to appear in the RustenburgÃâà...
News24
March 14, 2018
"The Marikana tragedy stands out as the darkest moment in the life of our young democracy," Ramaphosa told both Houses of Parliament. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), which represents 36 families of the killed miners, welcomed the president's comments, but urged him to turnÃâà...
Mail & Guardian
March 11, 2018
The slow wheels of justice are finally beginning to turn with the first police officers who allegedly murdered striking workers during the 2012 Marikana protest will appear in court this week. This is the first time in six years that police officers will appear in court on charges of murder. The Mail and GuardianÃâà...
Independent Online
March 7, 2018
Mogwase - Five of the 14 men accused of the murder of Sabata Petros Chale in Marikana were granted R5 000 bail each at the North West High Court on Wednesday. Eric Marx, representing Aubrey Seitsang, Sibonile Sobopha, Mdlondozi Fundiwo, Herbert Baqhesi and William Nyenyane, told the courtÃâà...
Independent Online
March 5, 2018
The men pleaded not guilty to a charge of muder, four of them claimed they were not at the crime scene while the other nine admitted they were at a community meeting that was held in Marikana but, disputed other allegations against them. Doctor Moeti Isaac Siko who conducted an autopsy on Chale'sÃâà...
Citizen
March 4, 2018
The accused allegedly hacked Sabata Petros Chale, 39, to death in Marikana West, on 8 December 2016. The attack was allegedly sparked by a dispute over the allocation of free low-cost RDP houses at Marikana West Extension 2. Doctor Moeti Isaac Siko, who conducted an autopsy, told the court ChaleÃâà...
