Rustenburg – Mineworkers in Marikana had taken a brave step by fighting for better wages without their trade union, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said on Thursday.

“It was brave of you to bypass the middleman, the National Union of Mineworkers, when you realised that it was no longer serving your best interests,” he told around two thousand people at a Human Rights Day event near the Marikana koppie where 34 miners were shot and killed on August 16 last year.

“It is encouraging to see that you continue to fight for your rights despite the challenges facing you,” he said to applause.

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