Marikana reflects the accountability deficit of Zuma’s administration
By MMUSI MAIMANE
The Marikana massacre is the one of the greatest tragedies in the history of democratic South Africa. The scenes we witnessed in August 2012 were reminiscent of a past in which the state used the police to brutally suppress those who were fighting for a fairer way of life. The images of Marikana have no place in a modern democracy, and certainly no place in a South Africa based on a respect for human rights and the rule of law.
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