The New Age reports that North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo came out guns blazing and lambasted the EFF in the province for instigating the illegal occupation of RDP houses in Marikana.  

He said the provincial government had received reports from the police that confirmed that the EFF was behind the occupations.  According to the premier, more than 340 residents have occupied the houses illegally, most of whom were not Marikana residents when the housing project commenced.  He claimed the occupations were politically driven.  Acting EFF provincial secretary Leigh-Ann Mathys said the ANC’s mismanagement of the housing allocation process has the potential to result in another Marikana blood bath.

• Read this report by Obakeng Maje in full at The New Age
• Read too, EFF says ANC Marikana housing allocation could result in another bloodbath, at News24
• And also, Fight to evict Marikana miners, on page 2 of Sunday Independent of 8 May 2016

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