Marikana Commission resumes on Monday

On August 22, Judge Elias Motajane handed down judgment in the Netcare vs KPMG and Competition Commission case. Netcare brought the case because it believed that KPMG, having previously done work for Netcare, should be prevented from assisting the commission in its inquiry into the private healthcare sector, claiming a conflict of interest.

A presidential review of public-sector salaries and conditions of service is now officially under way with a call for submissions, amid high expectations that it will recommend improving conditions of service for teachers.
However, even after smoothing over the technical hurdles that caused previous delays, the inquiry is expected to take at least two years.

Lawyer for the workers who were injured and arrested in Marikana in 2012, Dali Mpofu said Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was criminally liable for the deaths of 34 striking workers at Lonmin’s Marikana mine.

Two of labour’s greatest modern tragedies provided a media focus over the past week or so: Aurora and Marikana. And the latest episodes in these sagas brought to mind two popular expressions: “The buck stops here” and “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

The buck stops here was popularised by former United States president Harry Truman, who kept a sign on his desk making this statement. It made the point that responsibility for decisions of the executive and the state ultimately rested with him.

Two of labour’s greatest modern tragedies provided a media focus over the past week or so: Aurora and Marikana. And the latest episodes in these sagas brought to mind two popular expressions: “The buck stops here” and “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

The buck stops here was popularised by former United States president Harry Truman, who kept a sign on his desk making this statement. It made the point that responsibility for decisions of the executive and the state ultimately rested with him.