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TIMELINE: Marikana Massacre | About 3000 miners at Lonmin mine in Rustenburg went on strike demanding better wages in August 2012.

The Marikana massacre left many mineworkers dead.However, in the course of the unprotected strike members of the SAPS killed 34 and injured another 74 others at a Lonmin-owned platinum mine in the Marikana area of the North West province.

In total, 44 people are said to have died during the strike.
 

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Can you remind us about the 8 people, plus 2 security guards who were killed and maimed by the very same miners you are talking about, a week prior to the so-called massacre. Will those poor souls ever be remembered in hypocritical country. Do their lives matter.

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