police gunfire and 34 deaths marikana

by lassie at hot politics

The blood stained protest by miners that ended in a storm of police gunfire and 34 deaths in Marikana, which could also involved the ruling ANC and its main labour assistant. 

The shooting that happen on Thursday, brings back the memories of apartheid -era violence stressed that after 18 years in power the ANC and its union partners did not able to heal or close the gaps of income disparity, poverty and unemployment damaging the country.

The deadliest security incident since the end of apartheid has exposed grass roots discontent among the rank and file of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the country's biggest union that has been a training ground for ANC leadership and a steadfast supporter of President Jacob Zuma.

Lazarus Letsoele one of the striking miners ta the Lonmin Marikana mine "said the NUM is all about politics, about 100km northwest Johannesburg. he escaped on Thursday when police opened fire on the strikers in what has been labelled"the Marikana Massacre", prompting a government enquiry and a wave of soul searching in post-apartheid South Africa.

ANC spend billions of rand on poverty reduction and union friendly laws to protect workers abused by the past white minority regime. Platinum sells for about R12 000,but workers drilling underground at tonnes rock face to extract it is less than R4 100pm. we want more money get it for us said Paul mine worker. the presidency said committee will visit Marikana on Monday to support families and relatives,counselling and burials.