The faces of Marikana: Part II

It’s been seven years since 34 mineworkers were shot dead in a burst of police gunfire during a protest at the then Lonmin Platinum’s Marikana operations. Ten people, including security guards and police officers, were killed in the run-up to the mass shootings at two sites around a koppie where workers had gathered during their strike, demanding a minimum salary of R12 500 a month.

Meanwhile, close relatives were trying to imagine what would happen to Stelega’s family and all the other relatives he carried on his shoulders.The last time he phoned, he told her the situation was getting tense, and that helicopters and police had been sent to the mine.Bongani Mdza Bongani would have started building his house last week. Instead, he was buried in his home village of Jabavu, near the Eastern Cape town of Matatiele.

“Sishiyeke sibabini ngoku ,” she said, referring to herself and her brother’s widow, who she regards as her only remaining sibling.Jackson dreamed of his wife and eight children having a proper home. “He worked there for two years, but was fired last year after taking part in an illegal strike,” said his sister, Xolelwa.

His youngest son from his first marriage, Tshepo, a Grade 10 pupil at Sidinane High School, used to visit his father in the school holidays.

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