South Africa May Face Class Action Over Sharpeville Massacre

South Africa May Face Class Action Over Sharpeville Massacre

Survivors of one of the defining events of the anti-apartheid struggle, the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, and their dependents have applied for permission to institute a class action against South Africa’s government over the failure to repeal a 65-year-old law that prevents them from seeking damages.

By Antony Sguazzin