Among those who have yet to answer for their roles in the Marikana massacre are unions, mine bosses, government, police, and the president.
AMCU members commemorate Lomnin employees who were massacred by police in 2012 at Marikana koppie, 16 August 2021. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen
On the list of those to blame, ANC leadership, the police and its ministry. as well as the the executives of Lonmin plc are placed at the top by activists, opposition parties and labour unions. In June this year, Phiyega lost her Pretoria High Court bid to have the commission’s findings on her overturned.“Basically you will recall that the information we were getting at the time was the information that was given to the media, which is why ended up being the fall woman for that tragedy. When it comes to the issue of Cyril really the ANC mishandled it because it was not discussed openly,” says Dr Makhosi Khoza, former Member of Parliament for the ANC.
Notably, she remarks, Police Minister Bheki Cele was at the helm in both tragedies. To date, the SAPS has paid out R176-million in compensation to families of the miners killed. The SAPS public order policing unit is facing R18-million worth of civil claims. Spokesperson for Sibanye-Stillwater Memory Johnstone says the lessons learned following the events of 16 August 2012 are not just for the mining industry but for the country as a whole.
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