Government does not care about victims of Marikana, Bantu Holomisa says
Cyril Ramaphosa is attending a Sadc meeting and will not attend the Marikana commemoration, despite saying earlier in 2018 that he intended to visit the site
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says the government’s continued absence in Marikana as hundreds of people commemorate the sixth anniversary of the massacre shows it does not care about victims of the tragedy.Speaking on Thursday as the commemoration rally organised by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) got under way, Holomisa said the least the government could do was check on the residents of Marikana and their living standards.The annual gathering is held in honour of the 34 Lonmin mine workers who were killed by police during violent protests for wages in 2012.On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said he was attending a Southern African Development Community (Sadc) meeting and would not attend the event. This is despite Ramaphosa saying he intended to visit Marikana, after he took over as head of state.Meanwhile, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the ANC-led government’s failure to act on recommendations made by the Farlam commission of inquiry has led ...
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