Do black lives matter in this country? If so, the continuing noises about the Marikana report, and how our government should act in accordance with its recommendations, is baffling. Three years after the killing of mineworkers, security and police officers, we are still debating - why? Again yesterday we were subjected to speeches by politicians, and rowdiness in the almost empty parliament. It is tragic that those who lost their loved ones at Marikana had to approach the courts to get compensation for their loss. What about the police officers and security company employees killed before August 16 2012?We welcome the Marikana report by Judge Ian Farlam and call on the state to act immediately to implement its recommendations.We must act speedily to correct the conditions that brought us Marikana.This Sunday we will again remember the tragic events of Marikana and continue to ask: Do black lives matter in this country?This question goes to the heart of our democracy, in which all are regarded as equal, irrespective of social status.The continuing inaction, and the slow pace of addressing the underlying conditions that led the miners to take to the streets to demand a living wage, mean another Marikana is waiting to happen.President Jacob Zuma has failed to move with dispatch.We cannot have a national police commissioner who has failed in her duty continuing in office.We cannot have killers roaming the streets of Marikana under the guise of unionism.We cannot have police officers who acted outside the law still in uniform.We call on Zuma to move quickly to deliver justice.Heads should roll without further delay, no matter how high up the guilty are in the chain of power...