Human Rights Day stirs emotions for Langa Massacre families

Human Rights Day is an emotional time for the affected families of the victims who were gunned down at the Langa Massacre in Kariega.

Some of these families lost their breadwinners and this has left lifelong scars on them.

In this year’s commemoration, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane reiterated that they have not abandoned the families of the victims.

Mabuyane says they are working with the Langa Massacre Foundation, which was formed to promote reconciliation and healing to the affected families.

“We are working with families and the foundation here has been coordinating about the issues with families, and I have said there are a number of massacres in our province of the struggle, so whatever we do here, we do in other places as well. So we are trying to find a common and comprehensive strategy to relieve such kinds of people.”

Meanwhile, one of the residents took this opportunity to address  Deputy President Paul Mashatile directly on promises made to them that have not been fulfilled.

“They are not concerned about us. When they said you are coming with Mr McKenzie I was happy because you don’t know the pain that we go through here at Kariega, every 21 March, we are given food takeaways. Majodina was here as well, but still we were not helped. They keep saying they are coming back.”

Deputy President Mashatile to lead national commemoration of Human Rights Day in Eastern Cape: