The families of the 34 mineworkers killed in Marikana in August arrived in Rustenburg on Monday for a hearing of the commission of inquiry into the shooting.
They were ushered into the front rows of the auditorium and were issued with access cards by officials.
The commission postponed the hearing on October 3, to give them a chance to attend the proceedings.
Some of the women were in black and blue mourning clothes with blankets draped over their shoulders. Two of them refused to sit on chairs, but chose to sit on the floor instead, in line with their tradition.
Retired judge Ian Farlam is heading the commission into the deaths of the 34 Lonmin mineworkers, who were shot by police trying to disperse a group of striking workers gathered on a hill in Nkaneng, near the mine, on August 16. The workers had been carrying knobkerries, pangas, sticks and iron rods.
Workers at the mine went on strike on August 10, demanding a monthly salary of R12,500. Within four days, 10 people had been killed, two of them policemen and two of them security guards.
Families attend Marikana inquiry
The families of the 34 mineworkers killed in Marikana in August arrived in Rustenburg on Monday for a hearing of the commission of inquiry into the shooting.
They were ushered into the front rows of the auditorium and were issued with access cards by officials.
The commission postponed the hearing on October 3, to give them a chance to attend the proceedings.
Some of the women were in black and blue mourning clothes with blankets draped over their shoulders. Two of them refused to sit on chairs, but chose to sit on the floor instead, in line with their tradition.
Retired judge Ian Farlam is heading the commission into the deaths of the 34 Lonmin mineworkers, who were shot by police trying to disperse a group of striking workers gathered on a hill in Nkaneng, near the mine, on August 16. The workers had been carrying knobkerries, pangas, sticks and iron rods.
Workers at the mine went on strike on August 10, demanding a monthly salary of R12,500. Within four days, 10 people had been killed, two of them policemen and two of them security guards.
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