'We were massacred for radical economic emancipation by the state' - Marikana miners
16 August 2017
Marikana - A sea of green Amcu supporters have gathered to honour their fallen colleagues ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tragic Marikana shootings in Wonderkop, North West on Wednesday morning.
Some locals have put up small stalls selling fruits, beer, cooldrinks and food while a small group of people carrying knobkieries and placards which read: "Remembrance of our heroes" are marching around the koppie.
The knobkieries are symbolic of 16 August 2012 when 34 mineworkers were shot dead by police during the protest for better wages.
Most of the miners were shot in the back.