August 16 will officially mark 10 years since 34 protesting mineworkers were shot dead by the police during a wage dispute at Lonmin.
MARIKANA - Trade union Amcu said that it would be marking the 10th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre as a decade of betrayal.
A few days before the massacre, 10 people, including two police officers and a security guard, were killed.It’s been 10 years since the Marikana Massacre but the issues that led to the massacre remain.
The violence, which occurred in Marikana in August 2012, made international headlines and drew widespread condemnation.The police's response was also criticised, with some saying their behaviour was reminiscent of apartheid."The state is not making it easy for us by coming forward and apologising so that it is easily accepted," Manyathi said.It said that unlike in the past, security and crowd control plans had been coordinated in partnership with the police.