The massacre that didn’t change policing
Why has Marikana made so little difference to the way that South Africa is policed?
Eight years since the killing of 44 people, mostly by police, and the subsequent Marikana Commission of Inquiry, has policing changed in South Africa?
The inquiry found many problems with police operations, leadership and accountability. Despite this, high levels of police brutality in general but also during the policing of protest marches continues. To what degree have the Marikana recommendations been implemented and are they still relevant today?
The seminar is jointly hosted by the Institute for Security Studies and the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum.
Chair: Themba Masuku, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum
Speakers:
Judge Ian Farlam (retired), former judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and Chairperson of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry
Nomzamo Zondo, Executive Director, Socio Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Photo: Jonny White / Alamy Stock Photo
