The sabpp analysis serves as a guide for hr managers and line managers, as well as employment relations academics and students. Pdf the marikana commission of inquiry was established following the killing of 34. Judge ian farlams marikana commission report was scathing about the housing conditions of lonmins employees. Report on matters of public, national and international concern. The commission was appointed and its terms of reference announced by presidential proclamation on the 23rd of august 2012, one week after the massacre. Thematic alternate report on criminal justice and human. Political figures were exonerated but police commissioner riah phiyegas fitness for office was. Marikana workers live in dire conditions three years after. Marikana commission of inquiry report on matters of public, national and international concern arising out of tragic incidents at lonmin mine in marikana, north west province, gg 38978, gen 699, 10 jul 2015 15.
The investigation was commenced more than a year later in october 2009 and a report3 was produced in 2010. Document prepared for the council for the advancement of the south african constitution casac. Chaired by retired judge ian farlam, the commission was appointed to investigate matters of public, national and international concern arising out of the events at marikana in north west province in august 2012 during and after a wildcat strike by workers at lonmin platinum. In the marikana commission of inquiry before tribunal the. The marikana judicial commission of inquiry, launched on 1. The affected ministers will study the commission report and advise me on the implementation of the recommendations.
Fiction, reality and contested memory in gods bits of. The marikana housing activist will be released on bail on friday following six months in jail. The commission had found, among others, that officials of amcu had not exercised effective control over its members and supporters in. Jun 26, 2015 president jacob zuma finally released the report of the marikana commission of inquiry on thursday. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana commission. Different parties should take the blame for the august 2012 marikana tragedy, deputy president cyril ramaphosa told the farlam commission of. Other members included and advocate adv pingla devi hemraj sc and adv bantubonke regent tokota.
Farlam asked him to show the commission where barbed wire was rolled by police on the day of the shooting. The marikana commission, and skewed access to justice. The commission was known as the marikana commission of inquiry and also as farlam commission named after its chair, retired judge of the supreme court of appeal judge ian gordon farlam. Previously an antiapartheid activist, trade union leader and businessman, ramaphosa served as the. Pdf summary and analysis of the report of the marikana. To have expected anything other than what is in the report would equal to expect the responsible judge to bite the. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana commission of.
Report on matters of public, national and international concern arising out of the tragic incidents at the lonmin mine in marikana, in the north west province 20150625 effective date. Submission to portfolio committee on police on the. Report to facilitate working of marikana commission. Summary and analysis of the report of the marikana. Anyone who has tried to engage with the marikana commission process in order to. Report of the judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of impropriety at the public investment corporation. The purpose of this report is to compare the working of commissions of inquiry in thirteen different legal systems australia, canada, ghana, india, malaysia, malawi. May 11, 2015 marikana commission of inquiry report on matters of public, national and international concern arising out of tragic incidents at lonmin mine in marikana, north west province, gg 38978, gen 699, 10 jul 2015 15. The document argues that the marikana commission report is a fair and balanced report that is in many ways even handed and fair in discussing the responsibility of the different parties and allocating blame paragraph 54. From information available publicly, these recommendations have not been fully complied with. Blaming the victim the release of the farlam report and its findings is welcomed with disbelief and confirmation of our suspicions. Sabpp would also like to acknowledge the excellent work done by the farlam commission in investigating the marikana massacre and for producing such a comprehensive report. Marikana mine massacre report to be released by end of june.
The report of the marikana commission of inquiry into the massacre of 44 people at lonmins marikana mine, has finally been released to the public. The farlam report is of huge significance for all south africans. The retirement of zukiswa mbombo has got nothing at all to do with the marikana commission. He was also appointed as the secretary of the marikana commission in 2012. It assists in identifying the key questions of accountability that are demanded by the deaths of the 44 people around marikana in the period from 916 august 2012. The marikanacommission was tasked with enquiring into and making findings and recommendations concerning the conduct of lonmin plc the south african police service saps the association of mineworkers and construction union amcu the national union of mineworkers num the department of mineral resources dmr and other. Public, national and international concern arising out of the tragic incidents at the lonmin mine in marikana in the north west province. Report of the marikana commission of inquiry burden of. President jacob zuma released the marikana report on 25 june 2015. Farlam inquiry concludes marikana hills inspection 01 oct 2012 18. On monday, two north west crime scene experts led retired judge ian farlam and his team. The incident took place on the 25year anniversary of a nationwide south african miners strike. The marikana commission of inquiry much more to it than meets the eye expectations had been raised that the publication of judge farlams report of the marikana commission of inquiry on the marikana tragedy would constitute south africas moment of truth in the postapartheid era. Fiction, reality and contested memory in gods bits of wood and the marikana commission report.
Pdf the marikana commission of inquiry was established following the killing of 34 lonmin strikers by south african police on 16 august 2012. Mar 20, 2018 judge ian farlams marikana commission report was scathing about the housing conditions of lonmins employees. President zumas full statement on the marikana report enca. The report drafted by judge ian farlam was released on 25 june 2015 by president jacob zuma. In the marikana commission of inquiry before tribunal. Read president jacob zumas full statement on the marikana report. Pdf this article reflects on marikana five years after the massacre and after the state convened farlam commission. Extension granted to the commission for submission of the final report to the president. Far from excoriating the report and defaming its author.
Marikana commission of inquiry south african history online. Hence this article comparatively discusses the treatment of history and memory as narrated in ousmanes gods bits of wood and in judge farlams marikana commission report on the marikana massacre and argues that where memory is disputed and contested, the resultant submerging of truth for selfpreservation reasons results in open. Saps through its respective units, individually and collectively in dealing with this incident. Phase two in which the surrounding socioeconomic circumstances present at marikana, which contributed to and provided the broader context to the tragic events of august 2012, were to be considered by the commission the underlying causes of the events. May 20, 2019 hence this article comparatively discusses the treatment of history and memory as narrated in ousmanes gods bits of wood and in judge farlams marikana commission report on the marikana massacre and argues that where memory is disputed and contested, the resultant submerging of truth for selfpreservation reasons results in open. Aug 15, 20 as the marikana commission of inquiry lingers on, the anger that many south africans felt towards the south african police and government has been diffused by the spectacle of the commission itself. Jun 29, 2015 president jacob zuma released the marikana report on thursday. Matamela cyril ramaphosa born 17 november 1952 is a south african politician and the fifth and current president of south africa. As the marikana commission of inquiry lingers on, the anger that many south africans felt towards the south african police and government has been diffused by the spectacle of the commission.
Much of the report relies in the marikana commission evidence leaders who were hired to provide an objective and dispassionate assessment of all the evidence presented before the commission. The paternoster group has released a groundbreaking analysis of the report of the marikana commission of inquiry. South africas moment of truth the paternoster group. This includes the massacre of mineworkers on 16 august that year, when the police opened fire on the striking workers, killing 34 and injuring 78 more. This paper assesses the findings of the marikana commission of inquiry against lonmin. The commission appointed by the president had to serve the aspirations and wants of the master. Fiction, reality and contested memory in gods bits of wood.
The marikana commission report no justice under capitalism. Aug 12, 2014 different parties should take the blame for the august 2012 marikana tragedy, deputy president cyril ramaphosa told the farlam commission of inquiry on tuesday. Killings at scene 1 the commission makes a prima facie finding that some of the members of the saps who fired at the strikers at scene 1 exceeded the bounds of self and private defence. The commission finds that those police officers who shot at scene 1 had. Report on matters of public, national and international concern arising out of tragic incidents at lonmin mine in marikana, north west province. Report on matters of public, national and international concern arising out of the tragic events at marikana in the north west province the farlam report to the broader public in june 2015 was a vital step towards achieving healing. Submission to portfolio committee on police on the report of the marikana commission of inquiry 1.
Report of the judicial commission of inquiry into the events at marikana mine in rustenburg pdf deputy president cyril ramaphosa on the release of marikana commission report. This comes three months after the report was submitted to the office of the south african president. Report of the marikana commission of inquiry free ebook download as pdf file. Despite an understanding that lawyers of the families of those slain on 16 august 2012 would be given 48 hours notice to prepare, distressingly this did not happen.
Farlam commission report into lonmins marikana mine massacre released. Lonmins failure to comply with its housing obligations created an environment conducive to the creation of tension, labour unrest, disunity among its employees or other harmful conduct. Nov 08, 2015 the paternoster group has released a groundbreaking analysis of the report of the marikana commission of inquiry. The shootings have been described as a massacre in the south african media and have been compared to the sharpeville massacre in 1960. Resources centre before the marikana commission of inquiry hereinafter marikana commission. However the key framing argument paragraph 28 of the report creates a one. Marikana miners blast farlam commission report the mail. The long awaited report of the farlam commission has been released. The paper highlights some of the salient issues emanating from the hearings and report of the farlam commission.
Scene 2 in the report of the marikana commission of inquiry 5 the marikana massacre, and events at the lonmin marikana mine over the week before the massacre, were the focus of a protracted commission of inquiry, the report of which was released by the government on 25 june 2015. The marikana commission was tasked with enquiring into and making findings and recommendations concerning the conduct of lonmin plc the south african police service saps the association of mineworkers and construction union amcu the national union of mineworkers num the department of mineral resources dmr and other. Key findings and recommendations by greg nicolson 26 june 2015 president jacob zuma finally released the report of the marikana commission of inquiry on thursday. The marikana massacre, which took place on 16 august 2012, was the most lethal use of force by south african security forces against civilians since 1976. On 25 june year, president jacob zuma released the report of the farlam commission, which was appointed by the government to investigate the killings of 44 people at the lonmin mine in marikana in august 2012. The full 600page report of the farlam commission is attached below the presidents statement. Marikana massacre reports centre for civil society. Much of the report relies in the marikana commission evidence leaders.