Opponents turned bloodiest anniversary of South Africa's post-apartheid era mine violent attacks after his defeat, his government on Friday to avoid being killed miners memorial event to address poverty and inequality.
In deciding prominent ruling African National Congress (ANC) support, the loss of many miners, Zuma's government-backed memorial 34 amazing business Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine workers killed by the police.
Last year's so-called "Marikana Massacre" is the most deadly of similar incidents since the end of white minority rule in 1994. This shocked South Africa and the world to draw attention to plantation workers dissatisfaction with Zuma and the ruling African National Congress.
But attended Marikana commemoration Zuma flew to neighboring Malawi regional summits.
Although the Cabinet of Ministers at the Memorial reserved seats remain empty, leaders criticized Zuma and the ANC intends to challenge him in next year's presidential election ridiculed him widespread poverty and unemployment, labor unrest and protests Government.
Solve thousands of miners gathered in rocky outcrops, their colleagues died in the hail killed by the police last year. Former leader of the ANC Youth League president Julius Male Ma and his party, said: "You've got blood on your hands!"
Male Ma, who was expelled from ANC poor discipline, and has launched a new political movement advocating nationalization of mines, accusing Zuma and his government failed to take responsibility miner's death. Government investigation into the violence in the mine made little progress.
"We will never want to be a friend of the murderous government," Male Ma, wearing his trademark red beret, told the crowd to greet his songs.
Another government, leading anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Laimufeile who have formed a new political party, 2014 election controversy, critics blamed the violence in commemoration Marikana inequalities persist in South Africa.
Prayer, provision and a moment of silence was observed Marikana victims. They are illegal strikes and labor violence wave began last year in the country's mines, and spread to this year's 60 deaths.
Lonmin CEO Ben Magara told the victim's family what had happened, he was sorry. Mine helped trigger a downgrade of violence in Africa's largest economy.
Zuma government has planned a unified prayer and reflection days, but hours before the planned commemoration went ahead at the mine east of Johannesburg, a government spokesman said that no government would be there.
Zuma's ruling African National Congress said it would not participate because the incident was caused by a group of miners and construction, including Union (AMCU) tough Association.
"People are taking advantage of the tragedy of their own political interests," ANC spokesman Ishmael Mnisi told Reuters reporters.
Security concerns
Zuma's ANC, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), has been displaced tougher AMCU in the region dominated by the union miners' union allies say, some people shy away, for safety reasons.
"China spokesman Lesiba Seshoka said," the possibility of further loss of life is great.
Have been involved in these two members of the union miners in South Africa in a deadly war, accusing members of the other party is behind the killings in the past few months.
More radical of AMCU accused the ANC government and the interests of workers in the mining boss fight for better wages and working conditions for their support and NUM union allies.
Marikana, thousands, many of them AMCU wearing green T-shirts, gathered in and around the rocky outcrop media as "Hill of terror," the striker, was killed last year.
Paulos Mpahlela, 60, was angry. "The government should be here, they should take the trouble," he said.
Nelson Mandela's ANC, has dominated since the end of apartheid in South Africa's liberation movement, is still expected to easily win the election next year, but now the party's rich and powerful to attract more and more accusations.
"It shows that the African National Congress, NUM and the government has lost them in the area has become enemy territory legitimacy," the NIC Borain political analyst told Reuters reporters.
AMCU denies aggressive recruitment strategy is in the mines, mining companies and the latest round of wage negotiations between unions ongoing tension behind unrest.
Human rights organization Amnesty International called on the Government to ensure the full completion Marikana query.
"Seems to be a critical lack of political will to ensure that the police and the police fully considered responsible for their actions," Amnesty International's deputy program director for the Noel · Kututwa Africa, said in a statement.
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