Marikana miner’s widow: We are still waiting for government to apologise One of the widows of the 34 striking mine workers who were gunned down by police in 2012 in Marikana has decried how the government has continued to refuse to allow justice.
Johannesburg - One of the widows of the 34 striking mine workers who were gunned down by police in 2012 in Marikana has decried how the government has continued to refuse to allow justice for the victims of the tragedy, eight years after the massacre took place.
The workers had been demanding a R12 500 living wage and other improvements to their working conditions. Ngxande, who stayed with her husband at Nkaneng informal settlement where most miners stayed, said she was in the area when the police turned their assault rifles on miners.
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