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From the Marikana civil claim and Jagersfontein mine-dam disaster to Mathews Phosa's political commentary — 35 articles covering our work, our team, and the cases we've argued.

Africa Driving a Transformed Economy
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Africa Driving a Transformed Economy

18 Jul Africa Driving a Transformed Economy Posted at 14:17h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes The 7th Annual Top Empowerment Virtual Conference , presented by Topco Media and Nedbank, kicke

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Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each
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Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each

19 Jul Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each Posted at 06:41h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes File photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers

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GUPTAS, ACE MAGASHULE AND DUDUZANE ZUMA LINKED TO JAGERSFONTEIN IN ZONDO TESTIMO
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GUPTAS, ACE MAGASHULE AND DUDUZANE ZUMA LINKED TO JAGERSFONTEIN IN ZONDO TESTIMONY

14 Sep GUPTAS, ACE MAGASHULE AND DUDUZANE ZUMA LINKED TO JAGERSFONTEIN IN ZONDO TESTIMONY Posted at 01:24h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes A tailings dam at Jagersfontein burst over the we

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MAHLOBO TO LAUNCH LEGAL ACTION AGAINST JAGERSFONTEIN MINE OWNERS
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MAHLOBO TO LAUNCH LEGAL ACTION AGAINST JAGERSFONTEIN MINE OWNERS

18 Jul MAHLOBO TO LAUNCH LEGAL ACTION AGAINST JAGERSFONTEIN MINE OWNERS Posted at 10:16h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes The walls of the dam at the mine collapsed on Sunday causing mudsli

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Marikana massacre claims matter not even at the halfway stage yet, says lawyer
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Marikana massacre claims matter not even at the halfway stage yet, says lawyer

18 Jul Marikana massacre claims matter not even at the halfway stage yet, says lawyer Posted at 13:01h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes Negotiations with the State to reach a settlement in

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Marikana Massacre: ‘Ramaphosa liable and complicit’
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Marikana Massacre: ‘Ramaphosa liable and complicit’

18 Jul Marikana Massacre: ‘Ramaphosa liable and complicit’ Posted at 13:05h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes WONDERKOP at Marikana, near Rustenburg where a cleansing ceremony was held in 20

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MARIKANA MASSACRE SURVIVORS STILL WAITING FOR APOLOGY FROM RAMAPHOSA - LAWYERS
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MARIKANA MASSACRE SURVIVORS STILL WAITING FOR APOLOGY FROM RAMAPHOSA - LAWYERS

18 Jul MARIKANA MASSACRE SURVIVORS STILL WAITING FOR APOLOGY FROM RAMAPHOSA – LAWYERS Posted at 13:58h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 022 Heads of

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Marikana tragedy settlement matter back in court: Andries Nkome
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Marikana tragedy settlement matter back in court: Andries Nkome

18 Jul Marikana tragedy settlement matter back in court: Andries Nkome Posted at 14:19h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes The Marikana tragedy settlement case is back in the North Gauteng Hi

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Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste
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Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste justice’

18 Jul Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste justice’ Posted at 13:54h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes Miners walking alongside an nyala that was

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Owners of Free State diamond mine ‘were warned to cease operations two years ago
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Owners of Free State diamond mine ‘were warned to cease operations two years ago’

18 Jul Owners of Free State diamond mine ‘were warned to cease operations two years ago’ Posted at 10:25h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes Adirector-general in the Free State Office of the

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OWNERS OF JAGERSFONTEIN MINE DAM WERE WARNED TO STABILISE WALL - FS GOVT
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OWNERS OF JAGERSFONTEIN MINE DAM WERE WARNED TO STABILISE WALL - FS GOVT

18 Jul OWNERS OF JAGERSFONTEIN MINE DAM WERE WARNED TO STABILISE WALL – FS GOVT Posted at 12:45h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes A dam wall collapsed on Sunday, unleashing water and mine w

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President Ramaphosa expected to visit Jagersfontein following mine dam burst.
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President Ramaphosa expected to visit Jagersfontein following mine dam burst.

18 Jul President Ramaphosa expected to visit Jagersfontein following mine dam burst. Posted at 11:30h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes Houses damaged after the Jagersfontein mine collapse o

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Ramaphosa to visit Jagersfontein after mine dam wall tragedy
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Ramaphosa to visit Jagersfontein after mine dam wall tragedy

18 Jul Ramaphosa to visit Jagersfontein after mine dam wall tragedy Posted at 10:46h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Monday expected to visit the mining to

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See the destructive force of the Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse.
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See the destructive force of the Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse.

18 Jul See the destructive force of the Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse. Posted at 10:37h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes Jagersfontein is a small town in the Free State that sprung u

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Tailings dam in South Africa collapses – several dead.
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Tailings dam in South Africa collapses – several dead.

18 Jul Tailings dam in South Africa collapses – several dead. Posted at 12:57h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes The Minerals Council South Africa is saddened by the tragedy unfolding at Jag

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This is Andries Nkome
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This is Andries Nkome

19 Jul This is Andries Nkome Posted at 06:46h in Uncategorized by jaco 0 Comments 0 Likes

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SABC News
SABC News

13 years after Marikana, still no justice for fallen miners

Marking the 13th anniversary of the Marikana massacre, Andries Nkome reflects on the court's finding that President Ramaphosa was the mastermind behind the killings and the continued lack of accountability for the deaths of 34 striking Lonmin platinum miners.

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SABC News
SABC News

Jagersfontein disaster victims, municipality file R3 bln lawsuit

26 victims of the 2022 Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse, together with the Kopanong Local Municipality, have filed a civil lawsuit exceeding R3 billion against Jagersfontein Developments Mine. Attorney Andries Nkome distinguishes between the running criminal case and the new civil claim covering property, livestock, water and power-infrastructure losses.

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SABC News
SABC News

Negotiations between state and claimants are progressing on Marikana massacre settlement

Nkome confirms the state has accepted liability and that eleven of approximately 54 injured mineworkers have settled, with quantum negotiations for past/future earnings, medical expenses and general damages continuing in the North Gauteng High Court.

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SABC News
SABC News

Civil case against Ramaphosa, Sibanye-Stillwater thrusts Marikana massacre back into spotlight

Over 300 miners filed a class action seeking R1 billion in damages against President Ramaphosa, Sibanye-Stillwater and the state over the 2012 massacre. Nkome argues the action arose from 'collusion between state and capital' and that government has accepted liability.

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IOL (Independent Online)

Ex-employee accuses Mathews Phosa of harassment, covert surveillance and public smear campaign

Jan Hendrik Stephanus Venter filed papers in the North Gauteng High Court seeking R25 million in damages from Phosa, alleging harassment, covert surveillance and orchestrated smear campaigns. Phosa says he has not been formally served and disputes the claims.

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IOL / Sunday Tribune
IOL / Sunday Tribune

Mathews Phosa: They did not call David Mabuza 'The Cat' for nothing

Following Deputy President David Mabuza's death in July 2025, Phosa pays tribute to his political instincts — referencing the 2017 Nasrec conference where Mabuza's pivotal endorsement decided the ANC presidency, and the 2017 defamation case Mabuza lost against Phosa.

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Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick

Witness To Power — Mathews Phosa on how he avoided the Guptas' honey traps

Memoir extract recounts Phosa's encounters with the Gupta brothers as ANC treasurer-general in 2008-2010, including a refused Dubai joint-account scheme and how his resistance to Gupta funding arrangements made him unpopular within sections of the ANC.

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Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick

Gaddafi gave ANC 'substantial' donation for 2009 election campaign, says Mathews Phosa

Phosa reveals that as ANC treasurer-general he helped secure a substantial financial donation from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for the ANC's 2009 election campaign, with implications for Jacob Zuma's later mediation efforts during Libya's civil war.

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Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick

Mathews Phosa's memoir is a bold narrative of political influence and resilience

Review of 'Witness to Power' arguing Phosa was a key influencer (not merely an observer) across three decades of ANC leadership — central to Mbeki's recall and Zuma's resignation — and questioning whether the memoir is a soft manifesto for a return to political life.

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Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick

History at the granular level — Mathews Phosa's memoir and a social history of Morris Isaacson High School

Joint review pairing Phosa's 'Witness to Power' with Clive Glaser's 'A Seed of a Dream', tracing Phosa's political journey from Black Consciousness student activism through to ANC leadership.

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The Citizen / Mpumalanga News
The Citizen / Mpumalanga News

IN PHOTOS | Dr Mathews Phosa has book launch for memoir

Photo feature on the 25 November 2024 launch of Phosa's memoir in Mpumalanga, attended by political figures and educators. The provincial Head of Department for Culture purchased 162 copies for local libraries.

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Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian

Ex-combatants threaten to take Ramaphosa to court

Phosa Loots Attorneys drafted the legal letter on behalf of liberation-war veterans from Umkhonto weSizwe, APLA and AZANLA, threatening civil action against President Ramaphosa and an interdict over the April military-veterans payment schedule the veterans say lacks proper consultation.

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Sowetan
Sowetan

Residents, municipality sue mine company over mudslide damage

Phosa Loots Attorneys, with Nkome as lead, was instructed by Kopanong Local Municipality and 160+ Charlesville homeowners to litigate against Jagersfontein Developments after the tailings dam collapse killed one, displaced ~300 and damaged municipal water, sewage and electrical infrastructure.

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eNCA

Jagersfontein Dam burst | Residents to sue mining company

Coverage of Charlesville residents engaging Phosa Loots Attorneys to pursue litigation against the Jagersfontein diamond-mine owners following the dam collapse, with community calls for the operation to be shut down and reconstruction funded.

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The Citizen
The Citizen

Jagersfontein disaster: Residents' lawyers prepare legal action to stop mine from operating

Nkome, representing 164 Jagersfontein homeowners, characterises the dam collapse as 'man-made' rather than a natural disaster and prepares court papers to halt mine operations while toxic sludge remains.

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TimesLIVE
TimesLIVE

Jagersfontein residents feel pressured to sign settlement after mine disaster

One year after the dam collapse, Nkome and his clients allege Jagersfontein Development Pty (Ltd) is using housing-reconstruction promises to pressure desperate residents into signing waivers that surrender all further legal claims.

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The Citizen
The Citizen

Ramaphosa 'liable' in Marikana mine debacle – report

South Gauteng High Court (Judge Frits van Oosten) ruled the plaintiffs satisfied the test of legal causation, opening the door for personal claims against Ramaphosa. Nkome argues Ramaphosa's multiple roles as shareholder and ANC official make him liable above police commissioner Phiyega.

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eNCA
eNCA

Over R300m paid out to Marikana families: Solicitor General

The Solicitor-General confirms more than R330 million has been disbursed to families of Marikana victims who pursued civil claims against the state, with negotiations ongoing for outstanding injured and arrested-miner claimants represented by Nkome.

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TimesLIVE
TimesLIVE

South Africans will punish ANC at 2024 polls: former treasurer Mathews Phosa

Phosa warns the ANC will face electoral punishment in 2024 unless it tackles corruption, infrastructure neglect, poverty and unemployment, citing prior metropolitan losses in Gauteng as proof the party is no longer society's moral leader.

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