An apartheid-era law (Indemnity Act 1961) prevented victims from pursuing legal claims; lawyers now challenge its constitutionality in the Gauteng High Court. Survivors and descendants describe generational poverty, lost educational opportunities, and family hardship following the deaths of breadwinners in the 1960 police shooting.
66 Years After Sharpeville Massacre, Families Pursue Justice Through Courts
Police killed 69-91 people and injured 180-238 in the 1960 Sharpeville massacre; survivors and families experienced decades of poverty, lost livelihoods, and educational deprivation.