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TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Thursday commemorated Human Rights Day by honouring the memory of the people killed in the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960 while protesting against the “dompas” system.
The trade union called for equality in the country by alleviating poverty through nationalising minerals. To honour the lives of those sacrificed during the Sharpeville protests, spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said deliberate choices had to be made to transform the economy for the benefit of all. “That would entail nationalising the economy and all minerals for the benefit of all of us, not just for an unelected wealthy few. We need leaders who are courageous like the people of Sharpeville to drive genuine transformation, for the benefit of the majority of people,” she stated. Meanwhile, the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) said it wanted to use the day to highlight the right to health care as a fundamental human right which the majority of people have yet to attain. HAITU said if SA was genuine about promoting human rights then there should be no debate on the subject of free health care.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rorisang Kgosana at TimesLIVE
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