At least 69 people were killed – most shot in the back as they tried to flee a massacre that changed the course of South African history, leading to a vicious crackdown on further anti-apartheid dissent.
Fifty years on, survivors still meet to help each other cope with their enduring trauma, and the physical scars remain as vivid as their painful memories.
Although the Sharpeville massacre will forever symbolise the brutality of minority white rule, there are still many conflicting theories and unanswered questions as to what prompted the police to unleash such violence.
This documentary includes interviews with survivors and the only photographer who witnessed the massacre, along with researchers and historians who have attempted to piece together this most infamous turning point of the apartheid era.
| CHANNEL |
HISTORY (DStv 186) |
| PREMIERE |
20 March 2018 |
| TIMESLOT |
Tuesday, 18h30 |
| REPEATS |
Tuesday 20 March at 22h00
Wednesday, 02h20 / 09h25 / 13h40
Sunday 25 March at 18h25 |