Marikana - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will donate R1 million towards the Marikana Massacre AMCU Trust Fund, party leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday.
Amcu general secretary Jeff Mphahlele launched the trust fund — aimed at assisting the family of 34 mineworkers killed in Marikana in 2012 — during the fourth commemoration of the tragedy. The fund would be used to build houses for families amongst others.
The Association of Mineworkes and Construction Union (Amcu) pledged to donate R 2 million into the trust fund.
Full Message of the CIC @Julius_S_Malema at #MarikanaCommemoration #RememberMarikana pic.twitter.com/wEGyzDgWcN
— EFF Official Account (@EFFSouthAfrica) August 16, 2016
The police gunned down 34 mineworkers on August 16, 2012, during a violent wage strike at the Lonmin mine operations in Marikana near Rustenburg in North West.
Ten other people including two Lonmin security guards and two policemen were killed a week earlier. The policemen and security guards were hacked to death by striking mineworkers.
African News Agency