At Home and Abroad
This current affairs programme looks at the future of South Africa in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre and the shocked reactions from around the world. John Freeman interviews members of the all-white Cape Town Parliament and probes them about the future of minority white rule and police violence.
On 21 March 1960, South African police opened fire on a large group of protesters demonstrating against the 'Pass Laws', which required black South Africans to carry identity papers. Sixty-nine people were killed and many more injured in what became known as the Sharpeville Massacre. This violent confrontation changed the attitude of many anti-apartheid campaigners from supporting peaceful protest to seeking more radical methods. Since 1996, South Africa has commemorated the date as Human Rights Day.
