LISTEN | Malema tells Ramaphosa ‘your day is coming’ over Marikana

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“Julius Malema has again accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of bearing responsibility in relation to the 2012 Marikana tragedy”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that EFF leader Julius Malema has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of responsibility for the Marikana tragedy and has called for his prosecution.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ramaphosa returned to politics in December 2012 at the ANC's 53rd National Conference and served as the deputy president of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 2014 to 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa

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web search NEUTRAL — EFF leader Julius Malema has challenged the NPA to prosecute President Cyril Ramaphosa for the Marikana tragedy. Malema has been speaking during the ninth commemorative event in paying tribute to the …
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/malema-calls-on-the-npa-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — EFF leader Julius Malema says his party will push for the private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa over his alleged role in the 2012 Marikana massacre due to the failure of the police and the …
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-16-eff-t…

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“you are the one who said the workers were criminals here”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Cyril Ramaphosa described the protests/dispute as 'dastardly criminal' in an email dated August 15, 2012.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ramaphosa returned to politics in December 2012 at the ANC's 53rd National Conference and served as the deputy president of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 2014 to 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa

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web search NEUTRAL — Cyril Ramaphosa, who was Lonmin’s nonexecutive director, described the protests as “dastardly criminal” in an e-mail to colleague Albert Jamieson dated August 15 2012. Ramaphosa, who became president …
https://www.businessday.co.za/bd/national/2019-08-15-conditi…

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web search NEUTRAL — On 15 August 2012, current President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was at the time a board member of Lonmin described the labour dispute as “dastardly criminal” and called for “concomitant action to address th…
https://theafrican.co.za/politics/2024-08-16-the-marikana-ma…

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“Marikana tragedy, which saw 34 mineworkers killed in August 2012 when police opened fire during a strike at Lonmin’s platinum mine”

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Wikipedia and other authoritative historical sources explicitly confirm that 34 mineworkers were killed by the South African Police Service on August 16, 2012, during a strike at the Lonmin platinum mine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lonmin plc, formerly Lonrho plc, was a British producer of platinum group metals operating in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its registered office wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonmin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marikana massacre was the killing of thirty-four miners by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 16 August 2012 during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana near R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikana_massacre

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“A commission of inquiry later examined the events, including the role of key actors at the time”

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The existence of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry to investigate the massacre and the roles of key actors is confirmed by Wikipedia and South African History Online.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marikana, also known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The name Rooikoppies means 'red…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikana

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marikana massacre was the killing of thirty-four miners by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 16 August 2012 during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana near R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikana_massacre

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group with a diverse portfolio of mining and processing operations and projects and investments across five continents. The Group is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibanye-Stillwater

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“Ramaphosa, who was a non-executive director at Lonmin during the strike”

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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and The Independent, confirm that Cyril Ramaphosa was a non-executive director at Lonmin during the 2012 strike.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lonmin plc, formerly Lonrho plc, was a British producer of platinum group metals operating in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its registered office wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonmin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marikana massacre was the killing of thirty-four miners by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 16 August 2012 during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana near R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikana_massacre

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