Police lies about Sharpeville Massacre overturned by new research

Research shows there was a huge cover-up of the March 1960 massacre

20 October 2022 - 20:16 By David Forbes

The official dead and injured statistics for the Sharpeville Massacre on March 21 1960 have been overturned by new research that went back to the original sources, including survivors and the community of Sharpeville itself...

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