Thousands of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members are expected to gather at the koppie in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West, to mark the 10th anniversary of the party.
The Koppie in Marikana where striking mineworkers were shot dead.
The EFF leader Julius Malema frequented Marikana, under the banner of the Friends of the Youth League, following the August 2012 massacre. He was expelled from the African National Congress in February. It also became the main opposition in the North West and Limpopo provinces following the 2016 local government elections.
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