In 2012, the shooting and killing of striking mineworkers in Marikana, North West, by police reminded SA and the world that, under a capitalist economic system, profit always comes first, even before human life.
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union has revealed more than 30 houses have been built across the country for victims of the Marikana massacre.
As the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre, a lawyer for mineworkers injured and arrested during the strike says 10 more cases were settled on Friday in the Pretoria high court, as government moves to pay victims.
The widow of Mgcineni “Mambush” Noki has had to work extra shifts and sell Tupperware to ensure she makes enough money to take care of her children after the tragic loss of their breadwinner.