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Rethinking the value of commissions

Any objective analysis must proceed from the premise that commissions of inquiry are not criminal courts. They neither prosecute nor sentence. Their constitutional purpose is to…

Commissioner Kate O’Regan walks along with Vusi Pikoli during a site visit of the Khayelitsha SAPS. The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry embarked on several site visits around Khayelitsha on Tueday morning, stopping first at the Khayelitsha Police Station.

Khayelitsha inquiry’s recommendations into policing in the crime-infested township still ignored seven years on

As long as there’s no political will to change policing in this country, there is not much that can be done, say civil rights activists

Mandatory vaccination involves, at a glance, the constitutional rights to bodily integrity, privacy, to protection against unfair discrimination and to freedom of thought, religion, conscience and opinion. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Young people can begin getting Covid-19 jabs from Friday 20 August

Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September

Questioned: Police videographer Abrahm Masinya. (Photo: Paul Botes)

Marikana murder trial resumes

The eight-year battle for justice played out its next round in the Mahikeng high court this week

The Goldstone Commission recommended that “the carrying of any dangerous weapon in public should be outlawed — whether in respect of political meetings or any other place”.

Sticking it to the boss is not so simple, according to an expert

Experts disagree on the meaning behind carrying sticks during strike action, a debate that will be aired at the CCMA on Wednesday

SA needs to restrain use of force by police

‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines

The Marikana killings took place at two sites. Seventeen of the 34 miners killed on August 16, six years ago, died at scene 2. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Police defence on Marikana falls flat

A report highlights inconsistencies that demand that the police should scrutinise their actions

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims

As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice

(Reuters)

‘Miners did not shoot at police’ – new Marikana report

New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre

Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men (John McCan/M&G)

Police to finally appear in court for Marikana murders

Nine police officers will appear in court on a number of charges including murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.

Web archives open up the truth about Marikana

Web archives open up the truth about Marikana

New web archives give the public access to the full range of evidence from the Farlam commission.

Tomisin Adebanji is about to graduate medical school. What happens next

Phiyega files review application against Claassen inquiry

The inquiry found that the suspended police commissioner was not fit to hold office and that she lied to the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

Suspended South African Police Service Commissioner

Phiyega mustn’t be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers

The Claassen inquiry failed to adequately cross-examine the suspended police commissioner, victims’ representatives argue.

Riah Phiyega was two months into her job as national commissioner when police killed 34 striking miners in the North West town of Marikana on 16 August 2012.

First big blow for Phiyega at Claassen inquiry

The commission of inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office began on Tuesday after the police commissioner was suspended last year.

Riah Phiyega was two months into her job as national commissioner when police killed 34 striking miners in the North West town of Marikana on 16 August 2012.

Zuma sets up inquiry into Phiyega’s conduct

A board of inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office has been set up, President Jacob Zuma announced on Tuesday.

Three years after Marikana the legal fraternity still bristles with accusations of bias

Far from excoriating the report and defaming its author, Dumisa Ntsebeza ought to show some gratitude for its findings.

Australian fielder Cameron Bancroft

Remembering Marikana: Three years on

The Mail & Guardian recounts events in the days leading up to the Marikana massacre, as recorded by the Farlam commission of inquiry.

Riah Phiyega was two months into her job as national commissioner when police killed 34 striking miners in the North West town of Marikana on 16 August 2012.

DA wants dishonourable discharge for Phiyega

The DA said it would take steps to have National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega dishonourably discharged from the SA Police Service.

Riah Phiyega was two months into her job as national commissioner when police killed 34 striking miners in the North West town of Marikana on 16 August 2012.

Phiyega must face inquiry over Lamoer tip-off – NPA

Records show how the National Prosecuting Authority had felt Riah Phiyega "did not keep the confidentiality that was so obviously required of her".

The Farlam commission investigated the Marikana massacre but its report has been met with fury by those who believe it didn’t state clearly who was responsible for the killings.

Letters to the editor: July 10 to 16 2015

Readers write in about the Farlam commission’s report, and Egypt.