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Pumzile Sokhanyile was shot dead by police on August 13 2012 at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana during wage-related unrest.Image: Seri-sa.org.za
CROSS EXAMINATION

Marikana trial: Focus on police probe of scene where mineworker Pumzile Sokhanyile was murdered

Friday will most likely bring to an end the gruelling cross-examination of Lt-Col Moses Mushwana, who responded to the scene following the first shootings at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana in August 2012. Mushwana has spent the last…

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The family of a cop killed days ahead of the 2012 Marikana massacre say they are yet to find justice.Image: KEVIN SUTHERLAND
LONMIN OWNED MINE

They’ve forgotten him, says sister of cop killed days before Marikana massacre

Elizabeth Maubane is angry and hurt. Her brother, a police officer, was one of 10 people killed in the days leading up to the Marikana massacre — and she feels he has been completely overlooked. On August 16 2012, police killed 34 miners…

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