Seven years post-Marikana, mineworkers' lives not changed: Amcu

"If the economic policies are still skewed as it is and still favour the business, [then] capital comes before the lives of workers."You are still seeing each mine killing 21 breadwinners without any consequences in these mine fatalities.

"And even though we try to campaign for the amendments of the Mine Health and Safety Act, the government is very reluctant," Mathunjwa said.

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