Eminyakeni eyishumi nambili ngemuva kokuba amaphoyisa ebulele abasebenzi basemayini abangu-34 ngesikhathi kunesiteleka emayini yeplatinum yaseLonmin eMarikana ngomhlaka-16 Agasti 2012, awekho amaphoyisa ashushiswe ngalesi sigameko sokubulawa kwabantu abaningi, futhi abantu abangaphezu kwekhulu abathintekile basala bengenazo izinxephezelo ezithembisiwe, ngokusho koMnyango Wezobulungiswa kanye ne-Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI).

Ukuntuleka Kokuziphendulela Okuqhubekayo Ngezenzo Zamaphoyisa

Ukubulawa kwabantu eMarikana kumelela ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okubulalayo kakhulu ngamasosha okuphepha aseNingizimu Afrika kubantu abavamile eNingizimu Afrika ngemva kobandlululo. NgoJuni 2015, iKhomishini Yophenyo iFarlam yacela uMqondisi Wezokushushiswa Komphakathi ukuthi aphenye ngecala lobugebengu lamaphoyisa ahilelekile. I-Independent Police Investigative Directorate kamuva yathola amaphoyisa angu-72 azoshushiswa ngoMashi 2017. Naphezu kwalezi zinyathelo, ngo-Agasti 2024, uMnyango Wezobulungiswa waqinisekisa ukuthi azikho izikhulu ezazibhekene nokushushiswa futhi azikho izigwebo ezazibhalwe phansi maqondana nokubulawa kwabantu.

USenilla Mohamed, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Amnesty International South Africa, uthe, “Inhlekelele yokubulawa kwabantu eMarikana ikhuliswa iqiniso elishaqisayo lokuthi akekho obhekene nokuchitheka kwegazi oseke wabekwa icala.” U-Edward Molopi, isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuxhumana kanye nokumela e-SERI, wengeze ngokuthi bonke labo abasolwayo bavumile icala, kanti abanye sebevele behoxile ezinqubweni.

Imizamo Yokunxeshezelwa Nezimangalo Ezingaxazululwa

UNgqongqoshe Wezobulungiswa uThembi Simelane wamemezela ngo-Agasti 2024 ukuthi imali engu-R352 million ikhokhelwe izisulu zokubulawa kwabantu eMarikana. Kodwa-ke, uMnyango Wezobulungiswa kanye ne-SERI baqinisekisile ukuthi okungenani abantu abayi-129 abathintekile ngokubulawa kwabantu ngo-2012 abazange bathole isinxephezelo, kanti izimangalo zomonakalo womthethosisekelo ezingaxazululwanga zilinde iNkantolo Ephakeme yaseGauteng. UNgqongqoshe uSimelane wachaza, “Sixazulule izici eziningi zodaba lwaseMarikana, ngaphandle komonakalo womthethosisekelo, okwamanje ocutshungulwa yiNkantolo Ephakeme yaseGauteng.”

Ukuntuleka kwesinxephezelo esigcwele kanye nokungabikho komthwalo wemfanelo wamaphoyisa kuyaqhubeka nokubangela ukucindezeleka phakathi kwabasindile kanye nemindeni yezisulu, abacele ukuthi kube nesinyathelo esengeziwe sikahulumeni sokubhekana nezici zezimali nezomthetho zale nhlekelele.

Isinqumo senkantolo mayelana nezicelo zomonakalo osele kulindeleke ukuthi sicacise kabanzi ngezibopho zikahulumeni kulabo abasalinde isinxephezelo.