North West Premier Thandi Modise has expressed a concern that the Marikana

Peace Accord signed earlier this year has been completely disregarded by

perpetrators of violence in and around Marikana.

 

 

 

Modise’s concern comes amid confirmation that another union leader has been

killed in the area.

 

Former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) shop steward Percy Letanang

reportedly died in hospital last-night after being shot seven times at the

weekend.

 

According to police the shooting incident took place on Sunday evening at

his home in Segwaelane outside Marikana.

 

“It is clear that our repeated pleas for people involved to resort to

peaceful means to deal with their problems have fallen on deaf ears. The

heartless instigators of these barbaric and senseless killings who have no

regard for human lives are hell bent in unleashing a campaign of terror in

our mining communities and need to be unmasked to face the wrath of the

law,” said Premier Modise in condemning the killing.

 

 

 

The Premier said that she will ask police to brief her on their

investigation into the on-going violence.

 

 

 

“As we convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, we also

want to assure them that we will not rest until the culprits are arrested

and brought to book.

 

We have had enough of these despicable and heinous acts and call on law

enforcement agencies to intensify efforts to curb the killing spree and for

those who are on the receiving end of the violence not to be provoked to

violence and retaliation, ” stressed Modise.

 

 

 

Several people have been killed in the area in a suspected rivalry between

labour unions. Modise said the provincial government has intensified

efforts to engage all sectors of society including community leaders,

inter-faith denominations, traditional authorities to build social cohesion

and curb the scourge of violence and other social ills in the province.-TDN

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