They were among 34 striking miners gunned down by police in the infamous "Marikana massacre" on August 16, 2012.
The incident, outside a platinum mine in the North West province, was the worst of its kind since the end of apartheid.
A decade on and the widows of the Marikana victims are still seeking answers.
"This incident happened when my son was one, now this child is 11. So always, he's asking me, 'Mama why did the police kill my father?'. I don't have answers for that question, especially as to what the actual reason for the killings was."
"Given that these men died because of the police while the whole world was watching - there is still no one held accountable. People are living normally in their homes with their families. The policemen who killed are still roaming around. Our government still has not come to us and we are on the 10th year."
The tenth anniversary of the killings is being commemorated in "Marikana the Musical", being performed in the capital Pretoria.
"People are gunned down, people are killing each other".
The musical's writer and director Aubrey Sekhabi says it's important to maintain a conversation around Marikana.
"I think it's an important piece of work to commemorate."
The musical, which premiered in 2014, delivers a blow-by-blow account of the events that led to the loss of lives on one of South Africa's darkest days.
