Amcu union members punched the air with their fists, while other whistled as he walked to take his seat at the stage. Mathunjwa was in Marikana near Rustenburg in North West to address the seventh anniversary of the Marikana massacre.

August 16 marks the date 34 striking Lonmin minewokers died when the police opened fire. At time, workers had waged a wildcat strike demanding to be paid a monthly salary R12,500. The Amcu-led strike turned violent and ten people, including two policemen and two Lonmin security guards, were killed in the days preceding the 16 August 2012 massacre.

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