Lowveld massacre

The Lowveld massacre was a shooting that occurred on 11 March 1986 at the Kabokweni magistrate court, when South African security forces opened fire on thousands of young people who had gathered outside the court to protest during the trial of their fellow students.[1]

Preceding events

The massacre started with the killing of a student during the protest. During the funeral of the students the army and the police shot at the mourners and arrested 26 students without provocation. At the trial of the 26 students there were further shootings of the students. Many were injured and some were killed.[2][3][4]

South African celebrated actor and playwright Mcedisi Shabangu has written a play based on this massacre [5]

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References
  1. http://www.anc.org.za/docs/anctoday/2012/at10.htm#art1
  2. http://sabctrc.saha.org.za/reports/volume3/chapter6/subsection67.htm
  3. http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/memorial-lecture-26th-anniversary-lowveld-massacre-presented-comrade-jackson-mthembu-anc
  4. "The lion of the lowveld". learnandteachmagazine.wordpress.com. October 22, 2013.
  5. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sowetan/20140221/281754152230157
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