17/08/2025
when he looks in his hands he will always see the blood of his victims ,North West family will press charge against President Cyril Ramaphosa.[August 25]
cyril Ramaphosa in north west
issued an email authorizating police officer to kill workers .
It was a cold morning on 16 August 2012 in Marikana, North West. The men of Lonmin’s mines — fathers, brothers, and sons — had gathered to demand a fair wage of R12,500. They were tired, hungry, and desperate, hoping for a life where they could provide for their families.
But at the very mine where Cyril Ramaphosa owned shares and sat on the board, tragedy struck. Police opened fire, bullets tearing through the crowd, ending the lives of 34 men in a single day. Mothers wailed, children screamed, and homes were shattered forever. Behind the walls of power, emails revealed that Ramaphosa called the strike “dastardly criminal conduct” and urged action — action that led to this unspeakable violence.
The blood of those workers stains the ground, and the memory of that day haunts every family left behind. Thirteen years later, the grief remains, raw and unhealed. Fathers will never hold their children, sons will never return home, and families are still waiting for the apology that might never come.
The families of the Marikana massacre victims are now taking President Cyril Ramaphosa to court, demanding a formal apology for his role in the deaths of 34 striking Lonmin mineworkers on 16 August 2012. After 13 years of waiting, they say he has failed to take accountability voluntarily. Through his company Shanduka Group, Ramaphosa held shares in Lonmin and sat on its board, influencing decisions that led to police opening fire. Their lawyer, Andries Nkome, says the court is now the only way to secure justice. The families want Ramaphosa to face them, apologise, and acknowledge their pain.
