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Marikana Special Edition: Ten years later 'It feels like our pain does not matter'

It's been a decade since 34 mineworkers died at the hands of the South African Police Service while protesting for a living wage. What really happened that fateful day and how has it shaped South Africa in the ten years since?
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Felix-MarikanaPolice gathered infront of miners gunned down after firing live ammunition and teargas on them,at this stage it was unconfirmed how many have died after a gathering outiside nkaneng informal settlement near the Lonmin mine in Rustenburg north west,they are demanding a wage increase on 16 August 2012.Photo: Felix Dlangamandla

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