South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day on the 21 March, a day historically linked to the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre. On this day 57 years ago, thousands of South Africans took to the street of Sharpeville in a peaceful protest against inhuman pass laws of the apartheid regime. During the protest 69, people died and 180 were wounded when police opened fire on the congregated crowd. It has become an iconic date in our country’s history with all citizens commemorating the 21 March as Human … [Read more...] about Strengthen your commitment to the Bill of Rights on Human Rights Day
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Why #FeesMustFall went Violent – Lessons learned from Apartheid
We South Africans need to unlearn many of the painful lessons from the days of Apartheid which taught citizens that violence and the threat thereof were the only ways that we could bring about meaningful change. Nelson Mandela warned of the failure of peaceful means of negotiating an end to apartheid. It was left to the youth to bring focus onto apartheid - the vocal white protestors being led largely within South African universities by the wives and girlfriends of young men … [Read more...] about Why #FeesMustFall went Violent – Lessons learned from Apartheid
83-year-old Sharpeville journalist attacked in home
Port Elizabeth - Renowned journalist and author Humphrey Tyler, 83, was left dazed and disoriented after he and his wife Pat, 82, were attacked on Friday at their Bedford home in the Eastern Cape. The couple had returned from shopping in the small village and parked their car when a man appeared in front of their garage. "I got out of the car. When I turned around there was a man right in front on me – I thought I was hallucinating," Pat said. The man pushed her aside and lunged at … [Read more...] about 83-year-old Sharpeville journalist attacked in home
