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The Justice Ministry and the ANC have welcomed a decision to withdraw murder charges against hundreds of miners from Lonmin's Marikana mine.
The decision to withdraw the charges against 270 Lonmin mineworkers was announced on Sunday by the deputy director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba.
He said the charges will be withdrawn provisionally at their next court appearance.
However, Jiba said other provisional charges will remain.
These include charges of public violence related to the clashes with police on August 16 when 34 miners were shot dead.
The decision to charge the miners with murder was widely criticised by trade unions, legal experst and political parties.
