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NIREN TOLSI access to the road to Nkaneng, but Film and photos contradict police version of events video evidence refutes this and the A VIDEO shown at the Marikana narrator says there is no evidence Commission of Inquiry yesterday, police at “scene one” was laid well Nkaneng, at the cattle kraal, forcing again channelled the miners to- that teargas or stun grenades we r e shot on August 16 2012, when the after the miners in the “lead group” them to move around the kraal, the wards the Tactical Response Team used until a few seconds before the police shot 34 striking miners, had moved from the koppie towards only route to Nkaneng left open. line. Photographs show miners TRT volley. appears to disprove the police Nkaneng. The police had said t h at The miners were then hemmed hunched down with blankets over The video showed one of two version of events. the barbed wire had been laid to in by a line of Nyalas to the right of their heads running towards the water cannons fired only “four sec- The police claimed that the min- form a “barrier” between “police the cattle kraal. This created a chan- TRT line. Seconds later they are onds” before the TRT volley. ers had attacked them and that resources” and the miners. Th e mowed down by the TRT officers. This undermines the police con- they had used non-lethal force video and animated recreations ý Narration on the video, which tention that they used lethal force before resorting to live ammunition showed that the wire was posi- Seconds later enhanced and zoomed in on pivotal only as a last resort after using non- at “scene one”, a cattle kraal near tioned well after the miners’ m ove - moments during the massacre, lethal methods to stop the miners. the Nkaneng informal settlement, ments and that the miners would they are mowed notes the absence of dust eddies, ý The video established that TRT where 17 miners were killed. have had ample time in which to down by TRT line indicating that the TRT officers members were shooting well after The video was commissioned by attack the police as they moved. fired no warning shots into the calls to cease fire, the last shot the SA Human Rights Commission. Instead the “lead group” att e mp t - ground — as is required by law — coming after the 14th call. By creating a video in which all ed to move towards a road to Nka- nel that led the miners towards the before shooting the miners. Pho- ý The footage shows only one shot events were depicted in strict neng that other protestors were Tactical Response Team officers, tographic evidence before the com- fired by a protester. chronological order, as determined using, according to photographs who‘ minutes later shot at them. mission had established that some The police have objected to the by time stamps on source material, taken about 10 minutes before the ý According to expert analysis, 37 miners at scene one were shot in video on the grounds that the per- including media and police footage, shooting. miners got around the corner of the the head. son who synchronised the footage video production house TiNT Post ý Minutes before the shooting, a kraal to be met by rubber bullets ý The police contend that teargas was not a ballistics or forensics established the following: police Nyala armoured car blocked fired by members of the Public was used before the Nyala reached expert and was unqualified to draw ý The barbed wire rolled out by the the miners’ access to the road to Order Police Unit to their left. This the kraal to close off the miners’ the “n a r r at e d ” conclusions.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER WHALE WHAT DO WE Dalai Lama STAND FOR? COMMENT drops visa RAY HARTLEY THE Dalai Lama has withdrawn his application for a p p l i c at i o n a visa to enter South Africa because it had become clear that it would be refused. He ý From Page 1 was to have attended a itus Desmond Tutu’s birthday gathering of Nobel laureates c e l e b r at i o n s . hosted by Cape Town mayor After the second debacle, Tutu Patricia de Lille. said: ‘‘We will pray, as we prayed South Africa denied the for the downfall of [the] apartheid Dalai Lama entry in 2009, government, we will pray for [the] saying that his presence downfall of a government that mis- would be a “d i st r a c t i o n ” represents us.” ahead of the World Cup. Tutu was said to be out of the Then, as now, it is suspected country yesterday and could not be that the government has reached for comment. placed its relationship with The Cape Town summit is ex- China ahead of its professed pected to be attended by 1 500 commitment to human rights. guests including fellow Nobel A May 2011 a white paper by Peace Prize laureates. the Department of The City of Cape Town and the International Relations, Nelson Mandela, FW de Klerk, Building a Better World: The Desmond and Leah Tutu, and Chief Diplomacy of Ubuntu, perhaps Albert Luthuli foundations are the A southern right whale greets tourists at Walker Bay near Hermanus, on the southern coast of Western Cape. The bay best explains the duality of h o st s. The foundations said yes- is known as one of the best whale-watching spots in the world Picture: ESA ALEXANDER South Africa. terday they would appeal directly Though the paper concludes to President Jacob Zuma to ensure that “South Africa’s the Dalai Lama was granted a visa. diplomacy of ubuntu, focusing Last month, the city approved a Lama entered into peace talks with Political analyst Mcebisi on our common humanity, R10-million budget for the summit. Chinese leaders but was forced into The Dalai Lama Ndletyana said SA was a “timid” provides an inclusive and FW De Klerk Foundation exec- exile and has been living in poses no credible trade partner that sometimes kow- constructive world view”, utive director Dave Steward said: Dharamsala, India. He was award- towed to China to protect trade elsewhere it notes a “shift in ‘‘We are making this point as ed the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. threat to South r e l at i o n s . the balance of power in the strongly as we can that [other] Ross Anthony, acting head of the ‘‘It would seem like South Africa international system”. Nobel laureates should not boycott Centre for Chinese Studies at Stel- Africa is a bit cautious or rather a timid It notes: “The political the summit because of this.” lenbosch University, said: “Ch i n a partner in all this. They don’t want ascendancy of Asia will be China is South Africa’s biggest has not officially made any protest immediately pounces on them as to upset the Chinese. The Indians increasingly reflected in the bilateral trade partner, having about the visit and yet many in r‘ e sp o n s i b l e . ” seem to be very assertive about global system of governance, overtaken the US four years ago. South Africa naturally assume that The DA condemned South their own choices [in their dealings peace and security, and According to official data, South the Chinese government has, be- Africa’s poor treatment of the Dalai with China], they won’t be dictated finance.” Africa imported R154-billion worth hind the scenes, been pressuring Lama. ‘‘The Dalai Lama does not to … we have to make our choices So is ubuntu our guiding of goods from China last year, and the South African government. deserve to be treated like a persona o u r s e lve s , ” he said. light, or favour with China? exports were worth R116-billion. This just goes to show how badly non grata, especially when he poses ‘‘The reason we have not given a The old saying “If you stand According to the Central Tibetan this influences the Chinese pres- no credible threat to South Africa,” visa is because he is not a good for nothing, you will fall for Administration, the country was ence in South Africa — even when said DA international relations friend of China; it’s a bit eve r y t h i n g ” comes to mind. invaded by China in 1949. The Dalai they don’t lift a finger, the media spokesman Stevens Mokgalapa. u n fo r tu n at e , ” he said.

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