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More than 20k expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration

LOCAL The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says over 20 000 people are expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration at the infamous Marikana koppie in the North West. That is where police shot and killed 34 mineworkers on August 16 2012. This year’s Marikana commemoration will be held under the them ’10 years of betrayal.’ Amcu says there is still no justice for the people who got wounded, arrested […]

16 August 2022

Local

Ramaphosa describes Chris Hani as amongst the most admired leaders of SA’s revolution

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late struggle stalwart, Chris Hani, as amongst the most admired leaders of the country’s revolution. At the time of his assassination on April 10, 1993, Hani was the SACP’s General Secretary, a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee and among the ranks of the uMkhonto weSizwe liberation army. Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the 28th Annual Chris Hani Commemoration in Boksburg East […]

10 April 2021

International News

Haiti commemorates Jan 2010 earthquake

Haiti commemorates the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians and 102 United Nations staff. The United Nations (UN) has embarked on a week of commemorative activities starting from last Friday. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says their aim is to honour the memory of those who died. Millions of Haitians lost their homes, family members and so much more in the devastating earthquake. UN staff […]

12 January 2020

commemoration

More than 20k expected to attend the 10th Marikana commemoration

Ramaphosa describes Chris Hani as amongst the most admired leaders of SA’s revolution

Haiti commemorates Jan 2010 earthquake

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