A judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal August shootings of 34 striking miners at the Marikana mine is due to begin. The inquiry was set up by South African President Jacob Zuma.

The Marikana massacre in 2012 saw 34 mineworkers shot dead by police during a six-week at Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg in North West. A total of 132 illegal miners have been brought to the ...