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NPA must prosecute 2012 Marikana deaths, Amnesty says

Amnesty International urged South African authorities to move forward with prosecutions over the killing by police of 34 people in a single day at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum operations five years ago. "The tragedy of the Marikana killings is compounded by the shocking fact that no one responsible for the bloodshed has yet been held accountable," Shenilla Mohamed, executive director of Amnesty International South Africa, said in a statement. The organisation […]

today15 August 2017

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Parly to seek legal advice in Phiyega’s challenge

The Chairperson of Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee, Francois Beukma, says they will seek legal advice this week following suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega's decision to challenge the findings of the Claasen report. According to the report, Phiyega is unfit to hold office. She was suspended in 2015. The move followed her actions during the Marikana tragedy in 2012 in which 34 mineworkers were killed during a protracted strike at […]

today29 January 2017

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