16 August marks 11 years since 34 miners were killed when police officers opened fire on striking mine workers in 2012, during a strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana.
Injured survivors have expressed concerns about the slow pace of justice for them and the families of the deceased.
One of the survivors, Mzoxolo Magidiwana said the lack of measurable progress reveals a deliberate lack of political will to accept accountability and responsibility for this tragedy.
He says nothing has changed in Marikana over the eleven years.
Mzoxolo said the housing development process has been deliberately delayed while they continue to live in shacks.
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"It pains us that not a single person has been held accountable for the massacre. No police officers have been arrested for the violence that was unleashed on people who were fighting for better working conditions,” he said.
Mzoxolo said President Cyril Ramaphosa must take accountability for the 2012 deaths and apologies to the victims.
“He has never visited Marikana over the years. We want him to come and apologies,” he said.
The residents also want the site of the killings to be declared a commemoration site and a public holiday.
The President of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) Joseph Mathunjwa is expected to deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, 16 August in Marikana where distinguished guests from different political parties and other associations and organizations will gather for the 11th commemoration of Marikana Massacre.
