Pretoria - Government has reiterated the view that all the deaths that occurred in Marikana in August 2012 should be equally condemned.
This view was also shared by President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
“President Zuma and government condemn all the deaths equally,” Acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams said on Wednesday.
Interacting with students at the institution, the President said all deaths are equally unacceptable.
In August 2012, 34 miners were gunned down by the police at Lonmin’s Marikana mine during a labour protest.
Ten people were also killed in the days leading up to the shooting, including a mineworker, strikers, two Lonmin security guards and two policemen.
“All the deaths should be equally condemned by all without being selective as all lives are important and all families equally lost their loved ones in the tragic and painful incidents that occurred at Marikana,’’ said President Zuma.
President Zuma has committed to releasing the long-awaited report into the circumstances around the killings which was compiled by retired Judge Ian Farlam‚ by the end of the month. - SAnews.gov.za
