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A formal application will be made by Anglican Bishop Jo Seoka and the Marikana Support Group to have the 16th of August - the day 34
mineworkers were killed at Marikana in 2012, declared a public holiday.
The Bishop told the Sowetan that it was appropriate to campaign for August 16 to be a public holiday as the miners were massacred and did not die accidentally.
Seoka said these fallen workers need to be honoured so that their children know their parents died for a good cause.
The application will be made to the department of home affairs in due course.
