The country is divided as to whether business tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa committed the ultimate betrayal of the workers on whose shoulders he rose to prominence, or whether his involvement in drawing state and police intervention at the Lonmin mine was warranted. But whatever the outcome, Ramaphosa’s role in the Marikana massacre has transported him from a messiah waiting to be elevated to high political office to the league of fallen heroes.
What exactly was ANC national executive committee (NEC) member and business tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa accepting blame and apologising for when he said he took responsibility for the Marikana massacre? In an interview with SABC radio, Ramaphosa said the killing of 34 mineworkers by police at Marikana following a protracted wildcat strike at the Lonmin mine should not have happened.
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