The mining company hosted its fourth annual Marikana memorial lecture on Monday to mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre
, said the company’s community upliftment project put it on the “right side” of history.
In August 2012, 34 mine workers were gunned down by police during a six-week strike for a wage increase as well as better living and work conditions. Prior to the massacre, 10 people were killed by miners in the violence that accompanied the strike, including police officers and security guards at the mine.
“We want to approach the process of renewal with the view to never forget what happened or what caused the massacre. We are on the right side. We are doing this not because we have to do it. It’s the right thing to do and it’s a happy side that we are on,” Froneman said. “Business cannot do this alone,” he said. “A critical feature in the ability of any company to create shared value is the participation of a capable state that creates conditions for competitiveness in which business can flourish and play its part in promoting economic growth and social advancement.
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