FATEFUL DAY IN MARIKANA

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More than 34 people died as South African police opened fire on Thursday 16 August against hundreds of striking miners armed with sticks, machets and spears at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mines.

The protesters died demanding better working hours conditions, such as: 

1. compensation for risk when they work underground
2. a salary increase of up to R12 500

It has been reported that ten people, including two policemen and two mine security officers have died in nearly a week of fighting between rival worker faction at the mine, read more.

It is extremely disappointing to see how certain issues in South Africa have been handled in the past and now present. there was a huge strike that took place earlier this year, throughout the whole country against the e-tolling system and no one had died, read more.

Lives needed to be shredded in order for the government to take control of this issue.how is one suppose to feel protected by their own government and police force when all they want is for the problem to end, but yet again, where the police officers expected to stand there while hundreds of angry came marching down towards them with weapons?

what we all can take from this is that violence is never the answer to sort out differences. let us move from this with a positive and different outlook on life and that every decision that we make has own benefits, responsibilities and consequences.