On 24 August 2012, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) issued a statement expressing its shock and sharing its concern for the lives taken in the Marikana Massacre. They joined all South Africans who lost their loved ones in their grief and the country that was in a state of shock over this tragic event. It was and is the single largest case of police brutality since the advent of democracy. The statement was issued few days after the massacre.
eventREF E-0098198Revised
24 August 2012
COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01COSATU, COSATU statement on Marikana Massacre, from Congress of South African Trade Unions, [online], Available at www.cosatu.org.za [Accessed: 22 August 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2014, August 22). COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0098198
South African History Online (2014) 'COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0098198 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0098198, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0098198. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "COSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre." South African History Online. August 22, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0098198.
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