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TimesLive reports that solicitor-general Fhedzisani Pandelani says the litigation between the state and victims of the Marikana massacre will be finalised by the end of the month.
Pandelani was commenting at a progress report on Wednesday at the Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre in Pretoria. He said of the 48 claims, half had been finalised, and he believed that by the end of the month more would have been concluded. He expressed regret about the litigation taking as long as it did and said this matter had resulted in the creation of five new policies which would ensure no future state litigation would take so long. Pandelani advised that there was no dispute about the causation and merits before court and all 48 cases were eligible for some sort of settlement. “[The cases] remaining relate to quantum. These cases are divided into general damages, which is pain and suffering, and special damages, which is the loss of income by someone who is alive, as well as medical expenses and related aspects.” Apart from special damages and personal injuries, the state has paid just under R76m to 35 families of those killed during the massacre. One survivor was paid just under R3.5m in damages. Pandelani stressed that he was referring only to cases against the state and that there were other claims, some against the Marikana mine and some against the president, and he could not speak about those.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Patrick at TimesLive
- Read too, Outstanding Marikana matters set for completion by month-end, at Mining Weekly
- En ook, Eise ná Marikana-slagting amper afgehandel, by Maroela Media
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