Massacre still haunts the people of Marikana 10 years after the tragedy

Little has changed for a community scarred by unemployment, lack of service delivery and crime

17 July 2022 - 00:03
By Dineo Faku

Cattle and goats graze near the infamous koppie where 34 mineworkers were gunned down by police during a strike for higher wages at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine in August 2012.

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