South Africa May Face Class Action Over Sharpeville Massacre

At least 69 people were shot dead in 1960 but no-one has been prosecuted and victims want restitution.

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…