ANALYSIS| ANC Will Not Self-correct Just As It Failed To Account For Marikana

The ruling party’s handing of events before and after South Africa’s first post-apartheid massacre is a metaphor for its indifference to corruption and poor governance, writes LUCAS LEDWABA

The events leading up to and after the Marikana massacre of 16 August 2012 represent two key principles that have come to define life under the ANC government in recent years.

The first is the ‘toxic collusion’ between state and big business which led to the ultimate decision to use state security forces to settle a labour dispute when the door for negotiation was always open.

The second, which is the aftermath of the massacre in which 34 mineworkers were shot dead in cold blood by members of the SAPS, represents the shameless lack of accountability that has become a defining feature of the ANC government.

With respect to the ‘toxic collusion’ which legal counsel for the injured and arrested miners in