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Today is the 10 year anniversary of the wildcat strike at Lonmin Platinum in Marikana that claimed the lives of 34 mineworkers who were shot dead by police, while another 10 died in the events leading up to the mass shooting.
It was revealed in 2021 that over R170 million had been paid to victims of the gruesome incident. Asenathi Tukela from the Socio-Economic Rights Institute , which is representing 36 families affected by the Marikana Massacre, told that while some families have received compensation for lost income, the state still had to pay for the psychological trauma caused by the massacre.Nomusa Dube-Ncube has been announced as premier candidate for KwaZulu-Natal province.
The African National Congress has has said it has been long overdue for the province to have a female premier, after announcing her as their choice over other candidates who felt they were"not ready". Dube-Ncube takes over from Sihle Zikalala, who left the post after losing power as ANC provincial chairperson at the provincial conference, where he lost to Siboniso Duma.