South Africa

S.A’s COPE party Praises Ramaphosa’s George Visit, Calls for Similar Compassion at Marikana

today17 May, 2024

Background

COPE has commended S.A’s president Cyril Ramaphosa for visiting the George building collapse site but is challenging him to muster the same courage to fulfil his promise to visit the Marikana massacre victims. Nineteen construction workers are still unaccounted for following the building disaster in George, which has claimed the lives of 33 people. COPE’s, Pakes Dikgetsi, says in the same way that Ramaphosa showed compassion to the people of George, his heart should also go out to the people of Marikana:

Written by: Leonard Witbeen