South Africa: Sharpeville massacre victims launch legal action

It’s been more than 60 years since apartheid police opened fire on a 1960 protest in South Africa. Now, Lawyers for survivors and relatives of those killed are launching legal action against the South African government, hoping to overturn a law that has prevented compensation claims.

87 year-old Abram Mofokeng, a Sharpeville massacre survivor, hopes the government follows through on their pledges .”What we are expecting is for them to…