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"The Sound of Gunfire: the police shootings at Marikana Scene 2"

This is the title of a comprehensive new report that was just launched at the Institute for Security Studies, with support from the HSF. The event attracted huge media interest, and a recording as well as the report as such are now available online.

The police killings in Marikana

"On 16 August 2012 police shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana platinum mine in North West Province, the bloody culmination of a violent ten days that left 44 dead and 94 injured. The mineworkers were on an unprotected strike demanding better wages and working conditions. It was the worst police killing in South Africa since the end of apartheid and a complete failure of responsible policing in a democratic society" (from the press release of the ISS).

The new report just launched investigated these events in Marikana. 

 

The main South African TV stations reported from the event discussing the new Marikana Report at the ISS

The main South African TV stations reported from the event at the ISS

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Extensive coverage of the ISS seminar by numerous national media houses

The event attracted huge media interest - key speeches were shown live on national TV, and numerous papers, radio and TV stations have since been covering the panel discussion, the press statement of the ISS and the research report itself, amongst them the SABC, eNCA, EWN, DefenceWeb, the Mail and Guardian, New24 and Times Live. Find one of the articles here: 

city-press.news24.com/News/police-at-marikana-were-reckless-and-irresponsible-new-report-20180815

Head of the ISS Partner Project of the HSF, during an interview at the event

Head of the ISS Partner Project of the HSF, being interviewed at the event

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Judge Farlam speaks in public

Author David Bruce presented key findings of his report. Judge Ian Farlam, Head of the Marikana Commission, was one of the panelists yesterday - for the first time since the report of the commission had been published, he reflected in public on its work and outcomes and answered questions from journalists and other participants.  The discussion was facilitated by Gareth Newham, head of the Justice and Violence Prevention Program at the ISS. Read a concise article by David Bruce published for the launch event:

 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-08-16-six-years-on-there-is-no-accountability-for-the-elite-police-unit-shootings-at-marikana-scene-2/

How policing must change after Marikana: Cover image for the recording of the event

How policing must change after Marikana - Cover image for the recording of the event

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Bringing the voices of the victims into the room

Nomzamo Zondo, Director of Litigation at SERI, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, presented the perspective of the victims of the Marikana shooting. SERI has been working extensively with the families of the striking miners that were killed by the police in August 2012. Find the SABC interview with Nomzamo Zondo here:

www.youtube.com/watch;

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