ANCYL deputy president Ronald Lamola welcomes the Judicial Commission of Inquiry(SABC)
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There has been mixed reactions to the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana saga, with Cape Town-based community organisations criticising the inquiry despite the ANC Youth League, among other organisations, welcoming the move. President Jacob Zuma set up the commission last month following the death of 44 people after a confrontation between police and workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in the North West.
Reacting to the launch of the inquiry, Cape Town-based community organizations have criticised the establishment of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana tragedy. The organizations say government should do away with the commission and instead encourage public debate on the issue. They marched to Parliament yesterday in solidarity with the workers at the mine.
Spokesperson for the Marikana Solidarity Committee, Mercia Andrews said: “We are saying we don’t think government's inquiry is going to provide answers. This is why we want a public commission that is transparent and we want the miners, their families, unions, public to talk about what happened in Marikana and why they went on strike. We want that to be in the public domain.”
Meanwhile, ANCYL Deputy President Ronald Lamola, speaking at the 21st anniversary celebration of the SA Student's Congress (Sasco) in Durban yesterday, welcomed the judicial commission of inquiry into the Marikana incident. However, he urged it to investigate the extent of Lonmin's profit.
He said the league had identified manganese, platinum and gold mines as those that needed to be nationalised, along with petrochemical giant Sasol.
Lamola insisted that the "recruitment strategy" of Lonmin needed to be closely looked at. He urged Sasco members to "study hard" so that the strategy of nationalising mines could be carried out.
He said the league had identified manganese, platinum and gold mines as those that needed to be nationalised, along with petrochemical giant Sasol.
Earlier, Young Communist League secretary Buti Manamela said Lonmin's role in the shooting, and the reasons behind the protest by miners needed to be investigated.
"People do not go on strike because the police are not properly trained," said Manamela.
Congress of SA Trade Union president Sdumo Dlamini also welcomed the launch of the inquiry.
