Ramaphosa vows to go visit Marikana widows at Madikizela-Mandela's funeral
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will visit the widows of those killed during the Marikana shooting -hopefully with EFF leader Julius Malema at his side. Ramaphosa during his delivery of the eulogy at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s official funeral on Saturday at the Orlando Stadium said she had told him at her 80th birthday that she would take him and Malema to visit Marikana. "We could not go because you were not well. You are gone now. I am left to go alone. But I will be guided by your spirit," Ramaphosa said. "And I know that Julius Malema will go with me so that we can go and heal the wounds of the Marikana widows." Ramaphosa was a non-executive director on the board of the Lonmin mine at the time the tragedy unfolded in which 44 mineworkers were killed during a protest at the mine by the police. Ramaphosa’s role in the tragedy has been highly criticized. In 2017 he apologised for the manner in which the Marikana massacre unfolded, saying he was sorry for the type of language he...
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