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Business Report writes that on Tuesday the government participated in the Marikana commemoration for the first time after nine years, as conceded by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe.
Speaking during the second annual Marikana Massacre lecture held virtually, Mantashe said it was regrettable that the government officially participated in the commemoration of the tragic event for the first time after nine years. “To us, this commemorative occasion is a double-edged sword; first, it reminds us of an unfortunate and regrettable event in our past which must never repeat itself, and second, it implores us to strive for the higher ideals amplified by the text and spirit of our transformative constitution,” Mantashe said. A total of 34 mine workers were killed in a police shootout on 16 August 2012, and more than 70 others were injured amid an unprotected strike for higher wages at a koppie near Sibanye-Stillwater’s Marikana mine, which was previously owned by Lonmin. Days before the shootout 10 people including mine workers, two police officers, and two security guards were killed brutally. Mantashe said in a bid to level the playing field, the government implemented the 2018 Mining Charter which ensured that communities and workers “do not only participate in the exploitation of mineral resources as purveyors of cheap labour, but also as equity owners”.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Dineo Faku at Business Report
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