Giwusa defined the Stilfontein saga as a post-apartheid massacre.
Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025.The government-led retrieval operation resulted in the retrieval of 246 illegal miners and 78 bodies between Monday and yesterday.
The union’s President, Mametlwe Sebei says the delays by government to start its retrieval operation also resulted in more deaths. Sebei says, “The fact that the dehumanisation and criminalisation of these poor, desperate miners has succeeded to a point that they will not enjoy the same solidarity shown to miners at Marikana and other victims of state violence does not determine nor change the objective historical fact.
He says, “So individuals who do not want to come directly and use legal means to acquire, they create the demand. The government does not mend the borders, government does not hold the companies that should do rehabilitation of these mines accountable. This scenario creates an environment where individuals who are ready to loot could come and loot in this country.”
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