ARTICLES RELATING TO IAN FARLAM

Cops were prepared to kill - lawyer

2013-05-22 16:41

The specialised police units deployed in Marikana during labour unrest were given the means to kill striking miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Scott's statement mirrors that of cops

2013-05-20 20:02

An affidavit by Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Scott mirrors a statement presented by the SA Police Service, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana cops felt threatened

2013-05-20 13:31

Police did not believe Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa could persuade striking Marikana miners to give up their weapons, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana unrest labelled 'Amcu unrest'

2013-05-17 14:39

Police officials had labelled last year's Marikana unrest as an "Amcu unrest", the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana anger 'directed at police'

2013-05-15 20:08

Striking Lonmin mineworkers directed their anger at police officers during last year's wage-related unrest, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has been told.

Unrest at Marikana may affect inquiry

2013-05-14 14:24

New turbulence in Marikana, North West, may indirectly affect public hearings into last year's wage-related unrest at Lonmin platinum mine, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Union had no control of strikers

2013-05-07 17:39

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa had no control over striking Lonmin mineworkers, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Support for Marikana inquiry move

2013-04-26 14:30

Most parties involved in the Farlam Commission of Inquiry support a call for its hearings to be moved from Rustenburg to Pretoria, which will save about R300 000 a month.

SAPS: Lessons learnt from Marikana

2013-04-25 20:47

Police are reviewing several operational aspects following the Marikana wage-related unrest last year that left 44 people dead, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Senior cops absent at Marikana shooting

2013-04-24 21:15

Senior police officers were not at the scene where 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead in Marikana, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Farlam commission move uncertain

2013-04-16 14:24

Discussions about whether to move the Farlam Commission of Inquiry to another city will take place only when advocate Dali Mpofu returns, the commission has heard.

Mpofu: Cops failed to respect the dead

2013-04-05 14:41

Police officers showed disrespect for the bodies of the 34 miners shot dead at Marikana last year, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega wasn't much help - Bizos

2013-04-02 22:32

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has not been helpful to the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, lawyer George Bizos says.

Marikana commission in recess

2013-03-28 21:03

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the death of 44 people during wage-related protests in Marikana, North West, will resume its public hearings in Rustenburg, after the Easter holiday.

Plans to demilitarise police - Phiyega

2013-03-26 15:30
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Plans are in place for the demilitarisation of the police under the National Development Plan, it has emerged during testimony by National police chief Riah Phiyega at the Farlam Commission.

Marikana contradictions haunt Phiyega

2013-03-25 14:30

Police Chief Riah Phiyega has been questioned by the evidence leading team at the Farlam Commission regarding the statement she issued to the media a day after 34 mineworkers were killed.

Farlam consoles dead officer's sister

2013-03-20 18:03

Farlam Commission of Inquiry chairperson Ian Farlam has consoled the crying sister of one of the police officers killed in Mariakana last year.

Tears as Phiyega testifies on Marikana

2013-03-14 22:34

A woman has cried uncontrollably as national police chief Riah Phiyega voiced condolences to those affected at the Marikana shooting in the North West.

Miner breaks down, cries at commission

2013-03-13 17:54

Lonmin miner Mzoxolo Magidiwana has broken down and cried when new footage of the shooting at Marikana was shown at a Farlam Commission of Inquiry hearing.

Phiyega to testify on Marikana

2013-03-12 22:34

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega is scheduled to testify before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into last year's Marikana shooting.

NUM cross-examines miner

2013-03-12 15:44

One of the miners wounded at Marikana last year has been cross-examined at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, in Rustenburg.

Human tissue 'makes stronger muti'

2013-03-11 16:27
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Human tissue and blood were used to make stronger muti to protect striking mineworkers at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Witness denies being on Marikana koppie

2013-03-05 20:54

A miner wounded at Marikana has denied being on the koppie where protesters gathered the previous day, the Farlam commission of inquiry heard has heard.

'Marikana protester wasn’t threatening'

2013-03-04 14:39

A protester was not threatening police when he said they would "finish each other" before the fatal shooting at Marikana, a survivor says.

Marikana families head home

2013-02-28 14:33

Families of the Lonmin mineworkers who were shot during a wage-related protest in Marikana last August are set to return to the Eastern Cape.

 

Senior cop accounts for Marikana plan

2013-05-20 21:21

Senior police officer Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Scott has admitted to drawing up the plan to deal with striking Marikana miners last year, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Plan a collective effort, inquiry hears

2013-05-20 17:00

The police's operational plan for the Marikana unrest was a compilation of the input of all the commanders involved in the mission, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana cops 'could have done more'

2013-05-17 16:20

The police could have done more to ease the situation in Marikana during last year's unrest, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana cops may have noted vital info

2013-05-16 13:56

Potentially critical information could be contained in the pocket-books of officers deployed to Marikana during last year's wage-related unrest, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Cops met with death threats at Marikana

2013-05-15 14:46

Death threats were hurled at a police videographer in Marikana by striking mineworkers, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has been told.

Only 20 minutes for Marikana plan

2013-05-07 19:36

Police who took part in the Marikana mine shootings were only briefed about the dispersal plan for around 20 minutes, the Farlam Commission has been told.

Marikana commission plans 2nd phase

2013-05-07 16:34

The second phase of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry is being planned and a number of possible topics are being discussed.

Fears that inquiry drags into 2014

2013-04-25 22:29

Lawyers at the hearings into the Marikana unrest are worried that the proceedings will drag on until 2014, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Communication problems in Marikana

2013-04-25 14:34

Police had not anticipated the communications difficulties they faced during the Marikana wage-related unrest, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana cops were unprepared

2013-04-24 14:55

Police had not anticipated making as many arrests as they did during the Marikana unrest, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Punishment for Marikana cops unclear

2013-04-05 16:04

It is unclear if policemen found guilty of ignoring official crowd-control guidelines in Marikana would lose their jobs, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Decision on Marikana move pending

2013-04-03 20:28

A decision on whether to move the Farlam Commission of Inquiry's hearings from Rustenburg had not yet been reached, chairperson retired judge Ian Farlam says.

I didn't celebrate death - Phiyega

2013-04-02 15:46

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied that a statement she issued the day after the Marikana shooting celebrated the death of the miners.

Marikana families return to Eastern Cape

2013-03-27 18:37

Families of the Lonmin mineworkers shot in Marikana, North West, last year will return to the Eastern Cape for Easter, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega: Marikana outcome was unintended

2013-03-26 13:39

The police intervention plan for the troubled Marikana mines was good but got disrupted, national police chief Riah Phiyega says.

Marikana sangoma gunned down

2013-03-25 12:15
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The sangoma believed to have performed rituals on protesting Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana, North West, has been gunned down, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega sticks to her guns

2013-03-19 22:15

National Police Chief Riah Phiyega has stuck to her stance that police acted in self-defence when they shoot dead 34 striking Lonmin mineworkers on a hill near the mine in Marikana last year.

Phiyega's Marikana testimony delayed

2013-03-13 19:35

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega will give evidence before the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, says its chairperson, retired judge Ian Farlam.

Farlam makes appeal to media

2013-03-13 13:41

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry has made an appeal to media houses to hand over any outstanding footage of the shooting at Marikana, North West.

Miner: Lonmin should have acted sooner

2013-03-12 18:36

Lonmin Platinum Mine could have prevented the Marikana shooting had it acted sooner, a miner has told the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Lawyer questions miner's testimony

2013-03-11 21:30

A miner's version of the Marikana shooting has been questioned at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry in Rustenburg.

Witness does not object to scar test

2013-03-06 16:23

A miner wounded in the Marikana shooting does not object to having scars on his chest medically tested to determine when they were inflicted, the Farlam commission of inquiry has heard.

Protesters' path choice questioned

2013-03-04 20:05

The path chosen by a group of protesters shot by police at Marikana on August 16 did not make sense, a lawyer for the police told the Farlam commission of inquiry on Monday.

Witness cries at Marikana hearing

2013-02-28 19:28

Graphic videos of last year's Marikana shooting have caused a witness to break down at the Farlam Commission's public hearings in Rustenburg.

Marikana cops 'shot my testicles'

2013-02-26 22:28

Police officers kicked and repeatedly shot an injured mineworker at Lonmin mine’s platinum operation in Rustenburg, the Farlam commission has heard.

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