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Marikana violence was avoidable, Mahikeng court hears


Marikana violence was avoidable, Mahikeng court hears
1 Jun 2021
13 October 2020: Major General William Mpembe, a former provincial commissioner in North West, appears in the high court in Mahikeng during his trial over the death of a striking miner who had died in a police van. (Photograph by Paul Botes)
When the tear gas cleared on 13 August 2012, from the veld near the railway line used to transport platinum from Lonmin’s processing plant at Marikana, five people were dead: two police officers and three striking mineworkers.
It was apparent to the police’s “boots on the ground” the ordinary rank and file who were in the majority of the specialised public order policing unit that inept leadership and an inability to follow basic crowd management procedures had led to the deaths of two of their colleagues. They allegedly blamed the commander in charge, Major General William Mpembe.     ....

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Marikana trial: Public Order Policing study material to come under spotlight


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A police officer testifying in the murder and attempted murder trial of former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe and five other officers remains under oath until July.
The officer is expected to resume his testimony under cross-examination on 19 July. 
The trial could not continue on Thursday after defence lawyers stated they needed to study material they would be using to cross-examine the State witness. 
Study material used to train Public Order Policing (POP) officers and commanders on crowd management will be the focal point when defence lawyers cross-examine a police officer in the so-called Marikana trial. ....

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