So South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa just admitted that he helped facilitate the Marikana Massacre of 2012 instead of putting a stop to it. Face2Face Africa reports: Forty-four people were killed in relation to wage strikes on August 16, 2012, including 34 who were shot from the front by police while being chased from behind by more police. ... Now Ramaphosa is accused of political interference in company affairs, because he has admitted to urging the police minister to take an “appropriate step” to quell the enthusiasm of the striking miners. On Saturday, a rally was held to remember the slain miners, with Advocate of the inquiry Dali Mpofu saying to Ramaphosa: To that extent, you sold out. What is worse is that you did this for financial gain at the expense of the lives of people whose lives you were meant to transform. Its like selling out for 30 pieces of silver. Smh. Read the rest here:
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:00:00 +0000
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