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South African miners mark 10th anniversary of killings

Mine workers sit on a hill during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mzoxolo Magidiwana, a survivor of the shooting, 34, speaks during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. "I regard this (August 16) as the day I survived death when it was staring at me. Many of the people that I was with on that day, their lives ended in this place," Magidiwana told The Associated Press. A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mine workers sing as they wait for the start of commemoration ceremonies near Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. South Africa marks on Tuesday 10 years since the Marikana massacre, where 44 people were killed during a mine strike at a platinum mine near Rustenburg, North West province. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mine workers sing as they wait for the start of commemoration ceremonies near Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. South Africa marks on Tuesday 10 years since the Marikana massacre, where 44 people were killed during a mine strike at a platinum mine near Rustenburg, North West province in August 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mine workers sit on a hill during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mine workers sit on a hill during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mine workers sing during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)