DJWinner

Our condolences to all those who lost their lives.

Lessons learnt from this:
People must listen to the instructions of the police.
People must not go to strikes armed. They may have weapons, but they cannot match the firepower of the police.

I believe there is nothing else that police could have done in that situation.

Since we all now have cool heads, we must now use this opportunity to reconcile and move forward as a safe nation

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Ophezulu

4000 a month, that is just slavery.

There can be no struggle without casualties, the mine bosses pay themselves ridiculous amounts they don't even need, why can't they pay their employees a living wage ?
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theMrs

yes xhosagirl....bobby was doing business the only way he knows how...by removing any obstacle on his way. that being said, I am officially resiging from my voluntary support of kaizer chiefs soccer club. I cannot and will not support a club whose leadership has blood on their hands....

Now to lonmin topic, these mining companies come here to loot our resources and after 30 years or so we are left with dumps and people that are suffering from all sorts of ailments. I sympathise with the workers. LONMIN is to blame for this massacre...they also have blood on their hands..
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pedi4life

mthethwa your people are resposiple for that ,why shoot ,dont you have other ideas
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candilious

Condolences to the deceased.

@DJWinner indeed a lesson learned and for Pete's sake i hope their will listen and negotiate




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Limpopoist

Lonmin have 25 000 employees. Their 2011 annual employee costs (including pensions, shares and social security) was to $796m / R6.5 Billion. This equates to R253 000 per employee. Their miners were asking for a monthly salary of R12 500. Lonmins profit for the year was $321m / R2.6 Billion which was a 260% increase from 2010. Who's the real criminal? Stop the slave labor!

https://www.lonmin.com/Lonmin_Annual_Report_2011/Root/notes/note_05.html

Government Official as always will protect criminal Business, to maximise their profit and share benefits
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Papage

unnecessary loss of lives, the people are angry and tempers are high, if the Government is not changing the way they do things, more of this is going to happen, look at the srevice delivery protests, one day is one day, you will live to regret.
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December

what happened yesterday it should not happen ever again what a sad situation and i was so shocked to see those men being shot sho i was very disturbed may their soul rest in peace no more weapons when people protest please including SAPS
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Mwelase

I feel very small for the vote that i have wasted in voting the government that is killing me. Iyasha i Azania bafowethu. Minister of police must resign with effect. Bafile abasebenzi madoda nithini?
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Flemza

Nathi Mthethwa please talk to Msholozi to bring Bheki Cele back this lady is failing she has failed this is a disaster a massacare may the souls of innocent miners rest in peace
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