South Africa: Marikana Incident Must Never Repeat Itself

The Marikana tragedy in which 44 people lost their lives must never repeat itself, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Bavelile Hongwa, said on Friday.

"The message of the department is that as a caring government we are with the people of Marikana. We are with the people that lost their loved ones on that day which the President calls the darkest moment. It must not repeat itself. Expressing our feelings is not good enough," she said in an interview with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in Pretoria, on Friday.

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