The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) are commemorating the Marikana massacre in the North-West on Tuesday. Watch.
According to the union's Twitter account, R2m has been donated to the Marikana Massacre Amcu Trust Fund for affected families. The union appealed for more donations.
On August 16, 2012, police shot and killed 34 miners, apparently while trying to disperse them and end a strike.