Little to no accountability on the eve of Marikana Massacre
At least 34 mineworkers were shot and killed on 16 August 2012.
Ten people, including security guards and police officers were killed in the 6-week wildcat strike at Lonmin mine before the massacre.
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Eyewitness News
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Marikana Massacre: SA govt receives backlash from EFF and BOSA
JOHANNESBURG – The South African government is facing criticism for its silence on the 'Marikana Massacre' as the country remembered 34 mineworkers who were gunned down by police in 2012. Saturday marked 13 years since the incident took place at the Lonmin Platinum Mine – now known as Sibanye-Stillwater - in the North West province during a wage protest Although a commission of inquiry had been conducted, no one has faced prosecution for the tragedy to date. Several organisations and political parties honoured and commemorated the lives that were lost during the tragic incident that occurred 13 years ago - and renewed their calls for accountability. For its part, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) pointed out that many families lost fathers, brothers and sons - men who were fighting for their basic human rights and for dignity. ALSO READ: The party also criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa, a shareholder at the time at Lonmin, and the African National Congress (ANC) for failing to deliver justice. Build One SA (BOSA) also called on Ramaphosa to commemorate the massacre with a National Day, in honour of those breadwinners who were killed 13 years ago. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) also reiterated their demands for justice. And the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) emphasised that true justice could only come through successful prosecutions.
The Herald
14 hours ago
- The Herald
'He still has not come here': Mpofu says Ramaphosa still owes Marikana families an apology
Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) and Socialist Youth Movement (SYM) are demanding justice for the Marikana massacre victims and want the alleged killers prosecuted, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and police commanders. Saturday marked the 13th anniversary of the massacre when 34 mineworkers were killed by police during a strike at Lonmin Mine in Marikana in North West. Mineworkers had downed tools and participated in unprotected wage strikes. A total of 44 people lost their lives during the strike. Police allegedly shot 34 on August 16 2012. WASP and SYM believe the massacre was not a police operation that went wrong, claiming it was a deliberate act of violence to protect the profits of Lonmin (now Sibanye-Stillwater) and the capitalist mining industry. 'In its execution, it was premeditated. The ANC government, under Jacob Zuma, deployed police to crush worker resistance, proving once and for all that the ANC is no longer a movement for liberation but a bloody instrument of mining monopoly capital,' said WASP national executive committee member Mametlwe Sebei. Sebie said WASP and SYM were demanding the nationalisation of the mines under workers' control and a living wage for all workers — a R15,000 minimum wage now and a universal basic income grant of R1,500. He said Cosatu should break away from the ANC, as should all trade unions aligned with other capitalist parties, to unite into a united working class front, and a mass workers' party to fight for socialism. 'Even today, no-one has been held accountable. Cyril Ramaphosa, then a Lonmin director who called for 'concomitant action' against the strikers, is now president — showing the ANC's true allegiance. The Farlam commission was a whitewash and the police and politicians who ordered the killings remain free,' Seabi said.
eNCA
a day ago
- eNCA
AMCU establishes Labour Party to fight government 'betrayal' over Marikana Massacre
MARIKANA - Victims and community members gathered to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. 34 mineworkers were gunned down on that day. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, which led the strike in 2012, says it feels betrayed by government's decision to host a National Dialogue on the same day.
