Survivors of an apartheid-era massacre are suing South Africa's government

On March 21, 1960, South African police opened fire on unarmed anti-apartheid protesters, killing dozens of men, women and ...
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1960: Africa's year of independence

- 12: Britain lifts a state of emergency in place in Kenya since 1952, at the outbreak of the Mau Mau rebellion against colonial rule - 24: The start of Algeria's week-long uprising by defenders of ...
Al Jazeera

Victims sue South African government over 1960 Sharpeville massacre

Victims of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, one of the most defining moments of the anti-apartheid struggle, are suing the ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Not All Realisms: Photography, Africa, and the Long 1960s’ Review: Cameras Across the Color Line

An exhibition at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art displays mid-century photographs and print materials from Ghana, Mali and South Africa that illustrate the struggles and upheavals of ...
PANAPRESS

South Africa: Survivors of apartheid-era massacre seek damages

Survivors of the infamous 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and their dependants have applied for permission to institute a class action against the  government over the failure to repeal a 65-year- ...