WATCH: Marikana Massacre commemorated
The 2015 anniversary came shortly after the release of the Farlam commission of inquiry by president Jacob Zuma.
The anniversary was held in North West at Marikana on the koppie, where the miners clashed with police and lost their lives.
Among the speakers was EFF president Julius Malema, DA leader Mmusi Maimane and Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa.
Meanwhile the families of arrested and injured Marikana mineworkers have lodge a claim amounting to R1 billion, one of their legal representatives said on Sunday.
“We have submitted claims with regards to the incident in which three people were shot and wounded on August 10, 2012. We have lodge a claim in respect of two people shot on August 11. We want the National Union of Mineworkers [NUM] to pay them,” said advocate Dali Mpofu for the injured and arrested mineworkers.
He said they had lodged a claim against the police minister, the NUM and Lonmin.
- JacaNews / Ana