Lawyers representing those who were wounded during the wildcat strike at the Lonmin Mine in Marikana in 2012, said they were disappointed that the president had not admitted to wrongdoing on his part.
President Cyril Ramaphosa penned a lengthy statement detailing different issues facing the continent including trade, the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of the African Union.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says unemployment, gender-based violence, poor service delivery and crime continues to bedevil South Africa, adding that the country needs healing.
President Cyril Ramaphosa also said that the war in Ukraine had exposed the inability of the UN Security Council to maintain international peace and security.