North West Premier Thandi Modise said the
senseless killings around Marikana need to be stopped and those responsible
unmasked and brought to book.
Over the weekend a 49-year-old Lonmin mine
worker was shot dead. It is alleged that
the victim was on his way to work when approached by unknown men who shot him
with a firearm in a chest and neck.
The suspects allegedly fled the scene. Modise said the crimes undermine the Marikana
peace accord and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s Draft Framework Agreement
for a Sustainable Mining Industry.
Premier Modise’s Spokesperson Lesiba Kgwele
said that the premier has also called for intensified law enforcement to
protect and ensure that peace and stability prevails and that persons and
property are protected so as to provide a contentious environment for
development.
“Acts of provocation, violence and
intimidation in the area undermines the Marikana peace accord and the framework
for peace disturbs stability in the mining industry signed by NUM and AMCU in February
this year,” added Kgwele.
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