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title: "Marikana & the seven-year struggle"
description: "In this video, a bereaved widow, a mineworker and an activist tell Daily Maverick what's changed, or, more accurately, what hasn't - seven years after SAPS mowed down 34 mineworkers in Marikana."
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author: "Greg Nicolson, Chanel Retief and Yanga Sibembe Greg Nicolson, Chanel Retief and Yanga Sibembe"
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published: "2019-08-17T13:54:20"
updated: "2019-08-17T13:56:40"
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# Marikana & the seven-year struggle

> In this video, a bereaved widow, a mineworker and an activist tell Daily Maverick what's changed, or, more accurately, what hasn't - seven years after SAPS mowed down 34 mineworkers in Marikana.

By Greg Nicolson, Chanel Retief and Yanga Sibembe Greg Nicolson, Chanel Retief and Yanga Sibembe · Published 17 August 2019, 15:54 SAST · Updated 17 August 2019, 15:56 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFLvpFBzDI)

Also Read *Daily Maverick's*report here:

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-08-16-another-year-another-marikana-commemoration-but-betrayal-neglect-and-injustice-are-still-there/

**DM**