JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 30 2015 – The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called for lessons to be learned from the Marikana massacre in which 34 miners were killed and many others injured. This followed the release last week of a report by a Commission of Inquiry that President Jacob Zuma appointed to look into the Marikana massacre. The Justice and Peace Commission reached out in prayer and solidarity with the families of those who lost their loved ones during and after the Marikana massacre. “Our hearts are with the families who lost their loved ones and are struggling to find healing and closure as they try to make sense of the findings of the Marikana report. There is also a need for healing in the whole country from the culture of structural violence,” they said.