Let’s never forget the Marikana massacre and start the daunting task of building a social pact
18 August 2022
August 16 will forever be etched in the minds of South Africans, given the tragic events of that day, 10 years ago. The killing of 34 mine workers is a tragedy under any circumstances, but it is even more painful to know that it happened under the tutelage of a democratic government a mere 18 years after the formal end of apartheid.