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29 Jun 2015

Author:
Molaole Montsho, Mail & Guardian (So. Africa)

So. Africa: Marikana miners blast Farlam Commission report

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'Marikana miners blast Farlam Commission report', 29 Jun 2015: About 2 000 mineworkers braved the cold weather…to listen to their legal representative unpacking the commission’s report. One of the worker[s]….Xolani Nzuza, said the commission had taken three years and wasted their time…Mineworkers also felt the commission had unfairly found against the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu)…The Commission… found…that officials of Amcu had not exercised effective control over its members and supporters…[to] ensur[e]…that their conduct…did not endanger…others…Forty-four peple were killed in Marikana in 2012 following a violent, unprotected strike at Lonmin mines…President Jacob Zuma appointed retired Judge Ian Farlam to investigate the shooting…The lawyers for the miners and their families are to study the report and make a public statement about the next steps forward.

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