South Africa: Nation Urged to Participate in the National Day of Mourning

press release

Government encourages South Africans to observe and participate in memorial activities that have been planned throughout the country. The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has declared Thursday, 23 August, as the official day for memorial services to be held to mourn and promote a violence-free society.

Our nation is currently in a period of national mourning, from 20-26 August 2012, to commemorate the lives of all South Africans who have died violently, especially the 44 lives lost in the Marikana incidents in the North West Province.

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