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The Citizen writes that there is still a feeling of justice denied to the victims and families of the tragic Marikana massacre, which cost the lives of 34 miners, days before the 10th anniversary of the incident.
Solicitor-General Fhedzisani Pandelani gave an update on Wednesday on progress made on Marikana-related litigation. “Forty-eight matters are remaining but none were due to a loss of support. All of those matters were dealt with in August 2021,” he advised. Pandelani said the 48 matters referred to personal injuries and those sent for medical evaluation, of which half had been settled. He added that other matters were undergoing discussions in court to settle before the end of this month. Dr Witness Maluleke of the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Limpopo commented that the Marikana anniversary was an insult to the lost souls. He said a mere taking of responsibility remained a farfetched dream. “The payment of over R170 million to these victims is a small token to the bigger problem. This is a serious continuing misery and pain. The heavily commented issues relating to social justice accessibility, impartiality and fairness remained ineffective as the 300 survivors are still waiting for financial compensation,” he said. According to Maluleke, the 10th anniversary brings “a cloud of no confidence towards all relevant stakeholders to establish what exactly happened on the said day and find suitable ways to accommodate affected indirect and direct victims, including families and survivors.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marizka Coetzer at The Citizen
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