North West Premier Mahumapelo has committed to implement a reconciliation, healing and renewal programme to stabilize the social situation in Marikana.

Premier Mahumapelo welcomed the settlement of the wage dispute in the platinum belt in his State of the Province Address delivered on Friday and applauded organizations and individuals who took the initiative to clothe and feed people of Marikana during the five-month strike that ended on Wednesday.

“We hope that we have all learnt some lessons from this protracted strike and that all role players will in future do everything possible to avoid recurrence of such developments,” Mahumapelo highlighted.

He also applauded the National Department of Social Development for the initiative they have taken through the service delivery blitz to be conducted in Marikana over the coming weekend.

The Premier proclaimed that a Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal Day of Prayer on Reconciliation Day that will bring all people of the province from different religious persuasions together to pray for the reconciliation, healing and renewal of the province will be commemorated on Reconciliation Day on 16 December 2014.
-TDN
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