Cape Town - Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is prepared to meet the widows of the 44 people who died at Marikana.
The Economic Freedom Fighters chief whip Floyd Shivambu awoke the National Assembly from its slumber on Thursday afternoon while Ramaphosa was answering questions by asking him what he meant with his apology about Marikana this past weekend at an event in the Eastern Cape.
Speaker Baleka Mbete seemed reluctant to allow Shivambu's question, but Ramaphosa didn't shy away from answering, unlike when he was asked about the so-called Spy Report.
Ramaphosa said he was asked a question about Marikana by a student, and afterward the student said to him that the intention wasn't to embarrass Ramaphosa.
"I didn't find it embarrassing. As a public servant and leader, I know I must be accountable," Ramaphosa said.
"I apologised for the language I used. Yes, I used unfortunate language," Ramaphosa said.